Water purification aid (6)

I believe the answer is:

tablet

(Other definitions for tablet that I've seen before include "panel with an inscription" , "PC" , "Pill; computer" , "Pill - plaque" , "Stone slab; pill" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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