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Source of deadly green extract (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

draw

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

'source of deadly green' is the wordplay.
'source of' suggests taking the first letters.
'green' becomes 'raw' ('raw' can be a synonym of 'green').
The first letter of 'deadly' is 'd'.
'd'+'raw'='DRAW'

(Other definitions for draw that I've seen before include "Tied score; sketch" , "2-2 in game, say" , "Drag" , "No-winner result" , "Sketch - tie" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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