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Police raid damaged most of drug and sports equipment (8,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

billiard table

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'sports equipment' is the definition.
'billiard table' can be an answer for 'equipment' (billiard table is a kind of equipment). I am not sure about the 'sports' bit.

'police raid damaged most of drug' is the wordplay.
'police' becomes 'bill' (informal term for UK police).
'damaged' indicates an anagram.
'most of drug' becomes 'table' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'raid' is an anagram of 'iard'.
'bill'+'iard'+'table'='BILLIARD-TABLE'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for billiard table that I've seen before include "Surface for pool, snooker, etc" , "Six-pocketed games surface" , "Flat baize-covered surface with pockets" , "Smooth indoor "sporting" surface" , "On which cues are used" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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