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After work, Satie developed drugs (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

opiates

'drugs' is the definition.
(opiate is a kind of drug)

'after work satie developed' is the wordplay.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus**).
'developed' is an anagram indicator.
'satie' is an anagram of 'iates'.
'op' put next to 'iates' is 'OPIATES'.

(Other definitions for opiates that I've seen before include "Narcotic drugs" , "Poppy-derived drugs" , "Drugs that dull the feelings, sedatives" , "Branch of narcotics" , "Sedative drugs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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