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Lead guitarist in German city calls out for The Cure

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hangover

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'calls out for the cure' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'lead guitarist in german city' is the wordplay.
'lead guitarist' becomes 'g' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'german city' becomes 'hanover' (I've seen this before).
'g' placed inside 'hanover' is 'HANGOVER'.

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(Other definitions for hangover that I've seen before include "morning-after feeling?" , "problem arising?" , "Something that has survived from the past" , "Morning after state following from 17 Across" , "a pain come the morning?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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