Save Earl and Charlie taken in by drug taker giving everything up (6)

I believe the answer is:

rescue

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'save' is the definition.
(rescuing is a kind of saving)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for rescue that I've seen before include "Save from danger or distress" , "Salvage" , "liberation" , "Set free from harm and evil" , "delivery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).

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