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Setter consumed by strange desire for drugs? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

remedies

'drugs?' is the definition.
(remedy is a kind of drug)

'setter consumed by strange desire' is the wordplay.
'setter' becomes 'me' (the setter of the clue).
'consumed by' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'strange' indicates an anagram.
'desire' with letters rearranged gives 'redies'.
'me' going within 'redies' is 'REMEDIES'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for remedies that I've seen before include "repairs" , "drugs?" , "Cures and corrections" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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