The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STEROID
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result STEROID
- Heavenly body in need of a man-made hormone
- Drug member of rock group losing head
- Desperate, so tried bodybuilder’s short cut?
- Unfit editors may need such injections
- Drug present in diets or otherwise
- Heavenly body doesn’t need a body-building chemical
- Drug otherwise used in eating regimens rejected
- Drug used in growing muscle, or in weight-loss programmes, contrarily
- It will build body — heavenly one if given a start
- Minor planet missing the first organic compound
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The straight part
We know that "It will build body" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case it will build body = steroid.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does STEROID mean?
STEROID noun- A class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids.
- Any anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth.
- Any chemical compound used to enhance athletic performance.