Ended party on the outskirts of Slane when too many drugs were taken (8)
I believe the answer is:
overdose
'too many drugs were taken' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'ended party on the outskirts of slane' is the wordplay.
'ended' becomes 'over' (synonyms).
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the outskirts of' suggests removing the centre (letters on the edges or outskirts are used).
'slane' with its middle taken out is 'se'.
'over'+'do'+'se'='OVERDOSE'
'when' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for overdose that I've seen before include "Dangerous drug intake" , "Excessive intake as of medicine" , "Overdoes in too much medicine" , "Drug excess" , "Excessive intake of medication" .)