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Vending machine in the drugstore (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dispenser

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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.

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(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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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