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See son with drug (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spot

'see' is the definition.
(to spot is to notice or catch sight of)

'son with drug' is the wordplay.
'son' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation for son).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'drug' becomes 'pot' (slang term for cannabis).
's'+'pot'='SPOT'

(Other definitions for spot that I've seen before include "Mark, dot" , "small amount" , "moral flaw" , "make out" , "Notice - place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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