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No saint requires strong drink as a remedy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nostrum

'a remedy' is the definition.
(nostrum is a kind of remedy)

'no saint requires strong drink' is the wordplay.
'saint' becomes 'st'.
'requires' says to put letters next to each other.
'strong drink' becomes 'rum' (rum is a kind of strong drink).
'no'+'st'+'rum'='NOSTRUM'

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for nostrum that I've seen before include "answer to all problems!" , "Phoney panacea" , "our Latin" , "Ineffective medical preparation" , "Supposed remedy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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