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Consequence of taking useless drugs in The Trial? As a phenomenon, it only profits the sugar producers presumably! (7,6)

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placebo effect

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(Other definitions for placebo effect that I've seen before include "Inactive drug's result relying on the patient's belief in its worth" , "Psychological action of inert drug" , "psychological remedy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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