Cryptic crossword clue
Fixed, absorbing first of drugs, to get tranquillised 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SEATED

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "tranquillised" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tranquillised = seated.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SEATED mean?

SEATED verb
  1. To put an object into a place where it will rest; to fix; to set firm.
  2. To provide with places to sit.
  3. To request or direct one or more persons to sit.
  4. (legislature) To recognize the standing of a person or persons by providing them with one or more seats which would allow them to participate fully in a meeting or session.
  5. To assign the seats of.
  6. To cause to occupy a post, site, or situation; to station; to establish; to fix; to settle.
  7. To rest; to lie down.
  8. To settle; to plant with inhabitants.
  9. To put a seat or bottom in.
SEATED adjective
  1. Sitting
  2. Of a woman's skirt, stretched out and baggy over the wearer's buttocks from much sitting while wearing the skirt
  3. Fixed; confirmed
  4. Located; situated

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