Cryptic crossword clue
Antiseptic fellow found in opening in Douglas’s place 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word IODOFORM

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What does IODOFORM mean?

IODOFORM noun
  1. A halogenated hydrocarbon, CHI3; a yellow crystalline compound, formerly used as a mild antiseptic

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