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Do wrong to take drug on start of this? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

detox

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'do wrong to take drug on start of this?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer. I also know that 'drug' relates to this answer.

'do wrong to take drug on start of this?' is the wordplay.
'wrong' becomes 'x'.
'to take' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'drug on' becomes 'e' (E is another name for ecstasy. I am not sure about the 'on' bit.).
'start of' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letter of 'this' is 't'.
'do'+'x'='dox'
'e'+'t'='et'
'dox' going around 'et' is 'DETOX'.

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(Other definitions for detox that I've seen before include "undergo treatment for addiction" , "Period of abstention" , "Treatment for drug etc. dependency" , "Remove poisons from the body" , "Removal of bodily poisons" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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