The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 4 letter word ANGEL DUST
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More clues leading to the result ANGEL DUST
- Hallucinogen produced from stale dung
- Doctor in proctologist’s area of expertise has little time for hallucinogen
- One on relapse with clean drug
- Endless passion and desire after gulping down drug
- Dealt with guns, dealt with drug
- Badly tangled? American comes in to take you on a trip
- Lad tunes out, having inhaled good hallucinogen
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The straight part
We know that "hallucinogen" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hallucinogen = angel dust.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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