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Cough mixture was our connection, we hear (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

linctus

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'cough mixture' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'our connection we hear' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'we' could be 'us' and 'us' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'was' is the link.

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(Other definitions for linctus that I've seen before include "Thick cough mixture" , "The prescription" , "Syrup that may see a cough off" , "Syrupy medicine to relieve sore throats" , "Thick liquid medicine" .)

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