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Treat? That’s teat with an R in (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drug

'treat?' is the definition.
(I know that twit is a more specific form of the action bemock)

'teat with an r in' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'TWIT' can be found hidden inside 'teat with r'.

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for drug that I've seen before include "may be soft or hard" , "LSD, say" , "Chemical used for medical reasons" , "Form of medicine" , "Substance used as medicine or narcotic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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