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Methedrine with gin mixed may be a driving offence (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

speeding

'a driving offence' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'methedrine with gin mixed' is the wordplay.
'methedrine' becomes 'speed' (synonyms).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'mixed' indicates an anagram.
'gin' anagrammed gives 'ing'.
'speed'+'ing'='SPEEDING'

'may be' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for speeding that I've seen before include "Travelling at an illegal rate" , "Travelling too fast" , "Travelling rapidly" , "Moving very fast" , "Driving too fast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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