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Procedure used for drug overdose (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

method

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

'drug overdose' is the wordplay.
'drug' becomes 'meth' (meth is a kind of drug).
'overdose' becomes 'o.d.' (synonyms).
'meth'+'od'='METHOD'

'used for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for method that I've seen before include "Way of doing something, even in madness (6)" , "Fashion" , "System (of acting?)" , "Order" , "Process, esp. Stanislavsky's" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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