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Painkillers for nose Andy broke? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anodynes

'painkillers' is the definition.
('anodyne' can be a synonym of 'painkiller')

'nose andy broke?' is the wordplay.
'broke?' is an anagram indicator.
'nose'+'andy'='noseandy'
'noseandy' with letters rearranged gives 'ANODYNES'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for anodynes that I've seen before include "They relieve pain" , "Painkillers" .)

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