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Stop putting drug in box (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cease

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'stop' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'putting drug in box' is the wordplay.
'putting drug' becomes 'e' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'box' becomes 'case' (I've seen this in another clue).
'e' put within 'case' is 'CEASE'.

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(Other definitions for cease that I've seen before include "Political group" , "Desist" , "Finish, end" , "Stop, finish" , "Stop, terminate" .)

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