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Drugs carts coin around (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

narcotics

'drugs' is the definition.
(I know this)

'carts coin around' is the wordplay.
'around' is an anagram indicator.
'carts'+'coin'='cartscoin'
'cartscoin' is an anagram of 'NARCOTICS'.

(Other definitions for narcotics that I've seen before include "Addictive drugs" , "Drugs that cause sleep or drowsiness" , "Stupefying drugs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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