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Pain-relieving drug (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

codeine

(Other definitions for codeine that I've seen before include "Derivative of opium used as an analgesic" , "Pain-relieving derivative of opium" , "Analgesic drug" , "Common painkiller" , "Morphine-derived analgesic; die once (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Washington Post, the L.A. Times Daily, The Guardian and the Wall Street Journal.
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