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Worker taking drug fell over in waiting area (8)

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I believe the answer is:

anteroom

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'waiting area' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'worker taking drug fell over' is the wordplay.
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'taking drug' becomes 'e' (e is another name for ecstasy. I am not sure about the 'taking' bit.**).
'fell' becomes 'moor' (I've seen this before).
'over' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'moor' back-to-front is 'room'.
'ant'+'e'+'room'='ANTEROOM'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for anteroom that I've seen before include "Small chamber leading to another" , "Waiting chamber" , "Place to wait before entering" , "Root name (anag) - lobby" , "Large waiting area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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