Trim hair that Socrates had finally (7)

I believe the answer is:

hemlock

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(Other definitions for hemlock that I've seen before include "Highly poisonous relative of parsley" , "preparation to kill" , "Socratic poison" , "Poison killing Socrates" , "Poisonous drug" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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