Poison found in tobacco (8)

I believe the answer is:

nicotine

(Other definitions for nicotine that I've seen before include "Material found in tobacco used as an insecticide" , "Once in it, strangely, one smokes it" , "Component of tobacco" , "I net coin from a popular poison" , "Tobacco element" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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