Royal Opera House deployed piano only, a real sleep inducer (8)
I believe the answer is:
rohypnol
'a real sleep inducer' is the definition.
(rohypnol is a sedative drug)
'royal opera house deployed piano only' is the wordplay.
'royal opera house' becomes 'ROH' (abbreviation for Royal Opera House).
'deployed' indicates an anagram.
'piano' becomes 'p'.
'p'+'only'='ponly'
'ponly' anagrammed gives 'ypnol'.
'roh'+'ypnol'='ROHYPNOL'
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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