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Mum's research facility set up medicinal product using resin (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

balsam

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'resin' is the definition.
(balsam is a kind of resin)

'mum's research facility set up' is the wordplay.
'mum's' becomes 'mas' ('ma' can be a synonym of 'mum').
'research facility' becomes 'lab' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'set up' is a reversal indicator.
'mas'+'lab'='maslab'
'maslab' backwards is 'BALSAM'.

'medicinal product using' is the link.
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(Other definitions for balsam that I've seen before include "Soothing herb" , "Herb for healing" , "Fragrant medicinal plant resin" , "Fragrant ointment" , "Aromatic soothing medicament" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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