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So curse doctor! Sugar! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sucrose

'sugar' is the definition.
(I know that sucrose is a type of disaccharide)

'so curse doctor' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates anagramming the letters.
'so'+'curse'='socurse'
'socurse' with letters rearranged gives 'SUCROSE'.

(Other definitions for sucrose that I've seen before include "Sugar's required" , "Chief component of cane or beet sugar" , "Basis of cane sugar" , "Sweet substance" , "Main part of cane sugar" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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