Syrupy cough medicine (7)

I believe the answer is:

linctus

(Other definitions for linctus that I've seen before include "Syrup that may see a cough off" , "Cough-medicine" , "Syrupy medicine to relieve sore throats" , "Cough remedy" , "Soothing drink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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