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Disparage AA wonder drug? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

panacea

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'wonder drug?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'disparage aa' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'disparage' could be 'pan' (panning is a kind of disparaging) and 'pan' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for panacea that I've seen before include "sovereign remedy" , "Remedy for all kinds of diseases or troubles" , "Cure for all things" , "A cure for everything" , "that will cure anything" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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