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Drug Emma, suffering with the pain (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amphetamine

'drug' is the definition.
(amphetamine is a kind of drug)

'emma suffering with the pain' is the wordplay.
'suffering with' indicates anagramming the letters.
'the'+'pain'='thepain'
'emma' with its letters mixed up with 'thepain' gives 'AMPHETAMINE'.

(Other definitions for amphetamine that I've seen before include "Stimulant drug" , "Upper" , "speed that's restricted by law" , "Mood-altering drug" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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