Wrecked liner, and a hormone (9)

I believe the answer is:

adrenalin

'hormone' is the definition.
(adrenalin is a kind of hormone)

'wrecked liner and a' is the wordplay.
'wrecked' indicates anagramming the letters.
'liner'+'and'+'a'='lineranda'
'lineranda' anagrammed gives 'ADRENALIN'.

(Other definitions for adrenalin that I've seen before include "Hormone secreted in response to stress" , "Hormone affecting metabolism" , "Booster" , "Hormone affecting circulation and breathing" , "Metabolism-affecting hormone" .)

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

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