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CTL-W-0367 · Work · 2000s

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Combined Graph record U-00768 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0367. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Green's Dictionary of Slang entry (fetched in full 2026-10-17): 'plug, n.7 (UK drugs) a drug (occas. firearm) seller, usu. a major wholesale supplier/importer.' — Lemmatization: stored headword 'the plug'; Green's headword is 'plug' with this dedicated supplier sense (cf. pump it up). Matches stored 'the supplier'.

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Green's Dictionary of Slang entry (fetched in full 2026-10-17): 'plug, n.7 (UK drugs) a drug (occas. firearm) seller, usu. a major wholesale supplier/importer.' — Lemmatization: stored headword 'the plug'; Green's headword is 'plug' with this dedicated supplier sense (cf. pump it up). Matches stored 'the supplier'.

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Green's Dictionary of Slang entry (fetched in full 2026-10-17): 'plug, n.7 (UK drugs) a drug (occas. firearm) seller, usu. a major wholesale supplier/importer.' — Lemmatization: stored headword 'the plug'; Green's headword is 'plug' with this dedicated supplier sense (cf. pump it up). Matches stored 'the supplier'.

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