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Dope fixing a steed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sedate

'dope' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'fixing a steed' is the wordplay.
'fixing' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'steed'='asteed'
'asteed' with letters rearranged gives 'SEDATE'.

(Other definitions for sedate that I've seen before include "Calm, sober" , "Quiet and rather dull" , "Seated strangely in a demure sort of way" , "Calm, unhurried" , "Staid and sober" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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