Vending machine in the drugstore (9)
I believe the answer is:
dispenser
This clue might be a double definition.
'vending machine' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'drugstore' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'in the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dispenser that I've seen before include "ATM" , "one to give out" , "One filling prescription" , "Container releasing its contents in prescribed amounts" , "Chemist" .)