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Opposed to that man's name - it involved a drug (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

antihistamine

'a drug' is the definition.
(antihistamine is a kind of drug)

'opposed to that man's name it involved' is the wordplay.
'opposed to' becomes 'anti' (I've seen this in another clue).
'that man's' becomes 'his' (belonging to a man).
'involved' is an anagram indicator (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'name'+'it'='nameit'
'nameit' anagrammed gives 'tamine'.
'anti'+'his'+'tamine'='ANTIHISTAMINE'

(Other definitions for antihistamine that I've seen before include "Medicine used to treat allergies" , "Allergy drug" , "Hay fever treatment" , "Drug treating allergies" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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