The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word NARCOTICS
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More clues leading to the result NARCOTICS
- Drugs business jerks earlier sped up
- Drugs managed to turn round company jerks
- Drugs coming from church beset by criminal actions
- Drugs company has new lorries parked outside
- Clients regularly drifting around former princely state for illegal drugs
- Confiscator, not of spurious drugs
- Costa Rican criminal dumped American drugs
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The straight part
We know that "illegal drugs" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case illegal drugs = narcotics.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does NARCOTICS mean?
NARCOTICS noun- Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
- Any type of numbing drug.