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Poison scare in new development (7)

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I believe the answer is:

arsenic

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'poison' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'scare in new development' is the wordplay.
'scare in' can be anagrammed to 'ARSENIC'.
However, I am not sure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for arsenic that I've seen before include "-- and Old Lace (play)" , "Ratsbane" , "Poison found in races" , "Toxic metalloid element" , "Poison used in pesticides and weedkillers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail, The Guardian and The Telegraph.
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