Crossword Genius

Rum's not drunk as a remedy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nostrum

'a remedy' is the definition.
(I know that nostrum is a type of remedy)

'rum's not drunk' is the wordplay.
'drunk' indicates an anagram.
'rums'+'not'='rumsnot'
'rumsnot' with letters rearranged gives 'NOSTRUM'.

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for nostrum that I've seen before include "Panacea or cure-all" , "Phoney panacea" , "Tonic" , "Quack medicine - run most (anag)" , "Hypothetical remedy for all ills" .)

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