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One has three legs? That'll be the consequences of taking drugs (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tripod

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'legs? that'll be the consequences of taking drugs' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'one has three' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'pod' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'has' says to put letters next to each other.
'three' becomes 'tri' (prefix meaning 'three').
'pod' after 'tri' is 'TRIPOD'.

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(Other definitions for tripod that I've seen before include "support called for" , "Something on three legs" , "Three-legged stand as for camera" , "Stand on three legs" , "Torpid (anag.)" .)

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