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Hallucinogen obtained from fermented stale dung (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

angel dust

'hallucinogen' is the definition.
(angel dust is a kind of hallucinogen)

'fermented stale dung' is the wordplay.
'fermented' indicates anagramming the letters.
'stale'+'dung'='staledung'
'staledung' with letters rearranged gives 'ANGEL DUST'.

'obtained from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for angel dust that I've seen before include "Drug" , "Hallucinogen - stale dung (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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