Secret formula in tablet, this one? (7)
I believe the answer is:
codeine
'one?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'secret formula in tablet' is the wordplay.
'secret formula' becomes 'code' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'tablet' becomes 'e' (E can mean ecstasy or an ecstasy tablet).
'code'+'in'+'e'='CODEINE'
'this' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for codeine that I've seen before include "An anodyne" , "Mild narcotic used as a pain-killer" , "Painkiller derived from opium" , "Niece, do take this drug" , "Analgesic drug" .)