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Drugs an eccentric (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crackpot

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'an eccentric' is the definition.
(crackpot is a kind of eccentric)

'drugs' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'drugs' could be 'pot' (slang term for mariujana) and 'pot' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'crack' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for crackpot that I've seen before include "Informal eccentric like damaged utensil" , "Nut" , "Ludicrous" , "Odd" , "Mad" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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