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Drug habit in sport (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

speedway

'sport' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'drug habit' is the wordplay.
'drug' becomes 'speed' (speed is a kind of drug).
'habit' becomes 'way' (habit or way of doing something).
'speed'+'way'='SPEEDWAY'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for speedway that I've seen before include "Dirt track motorcycle sport" , "Dirt track motorcycle racing" , "Form of motorcycle racing" , "fast-track competition" , "Stadium for motorcycle racing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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