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Dope and rests taken regularly can be a help (5)

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I believe the answer is:

asset

'a help' is the definition.
(an asset can be a help)

'dope and rests taken regularly' is the wordplay.
'dope' becomes 'ass' (I've seen this in another clue).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'taken regularly' means one should take alternating letters.
The alternating letters of 'rests' are 'et'.
'ass'+'et'='ASSET'

'can be' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for asset that I've seen before include "It's an advantage to declare" , "Valuable item" , "Tessa (anag)" , "Valuable thing" , "Valuable person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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