Cryptic crossword clue
Positions over having quit drugs 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STATINS

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The straight part
We know that "drugs" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case drugs = statins.
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What does STATINS mean?

STATINS noun
  1. Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.
  2. An inhibiting hormone; a hormone that is involved primarily in inhibiting the release of another hormone.

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