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Poison, i.e. candy concoction (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cyanide

'poison' is the definition.
(cyanide is poisonous)

'i e candy concoction' is the wordplay.
'concoction' is an anagram indicator.
'i'+'e'+'candy'='iecandy'
'iecandy' with letters rearranged gives 'CYANIDE'.

(Other definitions for cyanide that I've seen before include "Toxic salt" , "Poisonous compound" , "Extremely poisonous salt" , "killer" , "Highly toxic substance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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