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Man meets British politician in plant that produces drug (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hemp

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'drug' is the definition.
(cannabis)

'man meets british politician' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'he' (he refers to a man).
'meets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'british politician' becomes 'MP' (Member of Parliament).
'he'+'mp'='HEMP'

'in plant that produces' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for hemp that I've seen before include "Cannabis sativa" , "Rope-making fibre" , "Plant fibre used to make rope" , "Marijuana" , "Narcotic drug" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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