Cryptic crossword clue
Poison’s a complex protein 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 plus 1 letter word ATROPINE} –

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What does ATROPINE} – mean?

ATROPINE} – noun
  1. An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the Thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).

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