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Cocaine's cut and ground (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chewed

'ground' is the definition.
(chewing is a kind of grinding)

'cocaine's cut' is the wordplay.
'cocaine' becomes 'C' (drugs abbreviation).
'cut' becomes 'hewed' (I've seen this in another clue).
'c'+'hewed'='CHEWED'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for chewed that I've seen before include "Masticated, worked with teeth" , "Made use of teeth" , "Munched" , "Masticated between teeth - maybe gum" , "Worked or ground between the teeth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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