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No way alcohol is remedy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nostrum

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

'no way alcohol' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'st'.
'alcohol' becomes 'rum' (rum is a kind of alcohol).
'no'+'st'+'rum'='NOSTRUM'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for nostrum that I've seen before include "Must Ron take a quack remedy?" , "Ineffective medical preparation" , "Ineffective medicine" , "Tonic" , "Quack remedy or pet scheme" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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