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Fellow's let down over drug in plant container (9)

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I believe the answer is:

flowerpot

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

'fellow's let down over drug' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'f' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'let down' becomes 'lower' ('lower' can be a synonym of 'let down').
'over' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'drug' becomes 'pot' (slang term for cannabis).
'f'+'lower'+'pot'='FLOWERPOT'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for flowerpot that I've seen before include "Geranium holder?" , "What may hold" , "aid for gardeners" , "Container for plants" , "Something grows in this" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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