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It may help Congress by Biden's lead lapsing in X (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

viagra

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'biden's lead lapsing in x' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'it may help congress by' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'by' could be 'via' (travelling by or via a place) and 'via' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for viagra that I've seen before include "Drug treating impotence" , "Drug aiding one's sex life" , "Controversial pills" , "Male sexual aid" , "Drug to improve potency" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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