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Poison beef found in can (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

toxin

'poison' is the definition.
(toxin is a kind of poison)

'beef found in can' is the wordplay.
'beef' becomes 'ox'.
'found in' is an insertion indicator.
'can' becomes 'tin' ('tin' can be a synonym of 'can').
'ox' placed inside 'tin' is 'TOXIN'.

(Other definitions for toxin that I've seen before include "Poison, venom" , "Poison of organic origin" , "Poisonous substance" , "Natural poison" , "Form of poison" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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