Its object is to encourage capital growth (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
hair tonic
'its' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'object is to encourage capital growth' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'object' could be 'tonic' (tonic is a kind of object) and 'tonic' is located in the answer.
'capital' could be 'ai' (resembles 'A1', old-fashioned term for excellent) and 'ai' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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