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Sobers up and orders dextrose right away (7)

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I believe the answer is:

detoxes

'sobers up' is the definition.

'orders dextrose right away' is the wordplay.
'orders' is an anagram indicator.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'away' suggests deleting specific letters.
'dextrose' with 'r' removed is 'dextose'.
'dextose' with letters rearranged gives 'DETOXES'.

'and' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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