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Take some pharmacological Mickey Finn and relax (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

calm

'relax' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'take some pharmacological mickey finn' is the wordplay.
'take some' indicates a hidden word.
'CALM' is hidden in the letters of 'pharmacological mickey finn'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for calm that I've seen before include "Peace, tranquillity" , "Peaceful, undisturbed" , "Serene" , "Halcyon" , "Still and quiet" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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