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Wayward glance is a pain killer (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

analgesic

'pain killer' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'wayward glance is a' is the wordplay.
'wayward' is an anagram indicator (wayward means out of control or chaotic).
'glance'+'is'+'a'='glanceisa'
'glanceisa' is an anagram of 'ANALGESIC'.

(Other definitions for analgesic that I've seen before include "result is soothing" , "number" , "Anodyne" , "Pain-killer" , "Relieving pain" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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