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Numbing substance (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anaesthetic

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">numbing substance</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for anaesthetic that I've seen before include "Number of bodies - can hesitate (anag)" , "A number of theatres" , "Theatre number" , "Numbing substance" , "painkiller" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Times.
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