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Drug aiming to eliminate the onset of gout (7)

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I believe the answer is:

aspirin

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'drug' is the definition.
(aspirin is a kind of drug)

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(Other definitions for aspirin that I've seen before include "Anodyne" , "Analgesic compound" , "Headache killer?" , "Headache pill" , "Common drug in Paris" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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