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SOS, Ed lost prescriptions (5)

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I believe the answer is:

doses

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'prescriptions' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'sos ed lost' is the wordplay.
'lost' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sos'+'ed'='sosed'
'sosed' anagrammed gives 'DOSES'.

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(Other definitions for doses that I've seen before include "Prescribed amounts of medicine" , "Quanitites of medicine" , "Administers medicine to (someone)" , "Prescribed quantities of medicine" , "Potion portions" .)

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