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Drugs capitals are much busted (15)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pharmaceuticals

'drugs' is the definition.
(pharmaceutical is a kind of drug)

'capitals are much busted' is the wordplay.
'busted' is an anagram indicator.
'capitals'+'are'+'much'='capitalsaremuch'
'capitalsaremuch' anagrammed gives 'PHARMACEUTICALS'.

(Another definition for pharmaceuticals that I've seen is " Manufactured drugs".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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