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Spike takes honey off Greyhound (4)

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drug

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(Other definitions for drug that I've seen before include "Medicinal substance" , "Chemical used for medical reasons" , "may be soft or hard" , "Perhaps grass" , "Pharmaceutical (or recreational) item" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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