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"Herb" … or a lead-in to herb (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pot

(Other definitions for pot that I've seen before include "Slangy cannabis" , "It sometimes calls the kettle black" , "Somewhere to go" , "Cooking vessel or slang marijuana" , "'A watched . . . never boils'" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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