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Marijuana sent up by party girl for head honcho (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

top dog

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'head honcho' is the definition.

'marijuana sent up by party girl' is the wordplay.
'marijuana' becomes 'pot' (synonyms).
'sent up' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'girl' becomes 'g'.
'pot' backwards is 'top'.
'top'+'do'+'g'='TOP DOG'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for top dog that I've seen before include "big cheese?" , "Crufts champion" , "Leading light (informal)" , "Person in charge" , "one who's most successful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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