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Everyone steering clear of this drug den (7)

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I believe the answer is:

pothole

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'everyone steering clear of this' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'drug den' is the wordplay.
'drug' becomes 'pot' (slang term for cannabis).
'den' becomes 'hole' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'pot'+'hole'='POTHOLE'

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(Other definitions for pothole that I've seen before include "Hazard on a poorly-maintained road" , "Water-eroded cave" , "Problem in road" , "that can be problem when driving" , "Small pit in road surface" .)

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