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Prepare me a blunt sedative (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nembutal

'sedative' is the definition.
(I know that Nembutal is a type of barbiturate)

'prepare me a blunt' is the wordplay.
'prepare' indicates an anagram.
'me'+'a'+'blunt'='meablunt'
'meablunt' anagrammed gives 'NEMBUTAL'.

(Another definition for nembutal that I've seen is " Strong sedative drug".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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