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Ordered dodgy drug (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bade

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'ordered' is the definition.
(past tense of 'bid' as in to order)

'dodgy drug' is the wordplay.
'dodgy' becomes 'bad' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'drug' becomes 'e' (E is another name for ecstasy).
'bad'+'e'='BADE'

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(Other definitions for bade that I've seen before include "Commanded with bead" , "Invited" , "Ordered" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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