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Mind food shop, taking first of compounds like LSD? (11)

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I believe the answer is:

psychedelic

'lsd?' is the definition.
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'mind food shop taking first of compounds' is the wordplay.
'mind' becomes 'psyche' (synonyms).
'food shop' becomes 'deli' (synonyms).
'taking' says to put letters next to each other.
'first of compounds' becomes 'c' (1st letter of 'compounds').
'psyche'+'deli'+'c'='PSYCHEDELIC'

'like' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for psychedelic that I've seen before include "Dazzling in pattern (as though drug induced)" , "Hallucinogenic" , "With exotic colour pattern, (drug-induced, maybe)" , "on trips" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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