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Units regularly taking drugs (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ones

'units' is the definition.
(I know this)

'regularly taking drugs' is the wordplay.
'regularly taking' becomes 'on' (as in 'on drugs').
'drugs' becomes 'es' (ecstasy tablets).
'on'+'es'='ONES'

(Other definitions for ones that I've seen before include "Units" , "Singletons" , "(Of ship) returning to port of origin" , "Singles" , "1 & 1 & 1" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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