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Desperate men head to addiction treatment (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

methadone

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'addiction treatment' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'desperate men head to' is the wordplay.
'desperate' indicates an anagram (a desperate or pathetic spelling).
'men'+'head'+'to'='menheadto'
'menheadto' with letters rearranged gives 'METHADONE'.

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(Other definitions for methadone that I've seen before include "Synthetic analgesic" , "Synthetic drug taken to replace heroin" , "Drug used in treating heroin addiction" , "Narcotic analgesic drug" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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