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Phosphorus, funny medicine (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pill

'medicine' is the definition.
(I know that pill is a type of dosage)

'phosphorus funny' is the wordplay.
'phosphorus' becomes 'P' (P is the chemical symbol for phosphorus).
'funny' becomes 'ill' (eg feeling a bit funny).
'p'+'ill'='PILL'

(Other definitions for pill that I've seen before include "Medicinal pellet" , "nuisance to put up with" , "Medicinal tablet" , "Medication" , "Medical tablet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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