Relating to illegal drugs (8)

I believe the answer is:

narcotic

(Other definitions for narcotic that I've seen before include "Number" , "A drug causing sleep or drowsiness" , "Opiate" , "A sleep-inducing drug" , "Drug that induces drowsiness or stupor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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