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Short bloke with drug habit (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

robe

'habit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'short bloke with drug' is the wordplay.
'short bloke' becomes 'rob' (short for Robert; 'short' suggests an abbreviation).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'drug' becomes 'e' (E is another name for ecstasy).
'rob'+'e'='ROBE'

(Other definitions for robe that I've seen before include "Ceremonial garb" , "Clobber" , "Loose garment for Boer" , "Dressing-gown" , "Formal vestment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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