The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ELIXIR
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More clues leading to the result ELIXIR
- Healthy drink team in anger knocked back
- A substance that can invigorate and rile up touring team
- Felix, I request sandwiches and potion
- Flipping bother about 9 or 11 as medicine
- Upset about restricting times I drink to combat ageing
- About 59, semi-pro regularly appeared, needing invigorating substance
- Miracle drug for backside beset by nettle
- Magic potion: ‘as garden mollusc got one right?
- Priest turned farceur sought by alchemist
- Team consumed by anger about liquid containing drug
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What does ELIXIR mean?
ELIXIR noun- A liquid which converts lead to gold.
- A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.
- (by extension) The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea.
- A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste.