Put Penny off getting drugged (5)

I believe the answer is:

laced

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'put penny off getting drugged' is the definition.
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'put penny off getting drugged' is the wordplay.
'put' becomes 'place' (synonyms).
'penny' becomes 'p'.
'off' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'getting drugged' becomes 'd' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'place' with 'p' taken away is 'lace'.
'lace'+'d'='LACED'

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(Other definitions for laced that I've seen before include "Spiked drink - thrashed" , "Spiked - shoes are this" , "Added alcohol to (drink)" , "Administered a beating" , "beaten" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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