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Shoot up, ingesting drink and drug before adult show (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

soap opera

'show' is the definition.
(soap opera is a kind of show)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for soap opera that I've seen before include "Sentimental TV serial, sounds clean" , "addictive programme?" , "that might involve The Woolpack?" , "Serialised domestic melodrama on TV or radio" , "A dramatic broadcast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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