Cryptic crossword clue
Subject to drugs 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "Subject/drugs" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case subject/drugs = physics.
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 PHYSICS mean?

PHYSICS noun
  1. A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative.
  2. The art or profession of healing disease; medicine.
  3. Natural philosophy; physics.
  4. A physician.
PHYSICS verb
  1. To cure or heal.
  2. To administer medicine to, especially a purgative.
PHYSICS noun
  1. The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
  2. The physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those studied scientifically.

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