VACCINE (7)

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1cc injected into vein, perhaps! (7)

(We talked about this clue in the Discord, so it's a collaborative effort.)
&lit. Wordplay is VEIN around "a cc". I'm not sure how legit "perhaps" is as an anagram indicator, though.

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5974 1cc injected into vein, perhaps! (7) (We talked about this clue in the Discord, so it's a collaborative effort.)
&lit. Wordplay is VEIN around "a cc". I'm not sure how legit "perhaps" is as an anagram indicator, though.
Linus 4
5967 Serum that prevents disease, about 1cc, is introduced into the blood vessel, orally (7) serum that prevents disease = def
about = reversal indicator
1cc = ICC
is introduced into = container indicator
blood vessel, orally = VANE ("vein")

VA(CCI<)NE
majickace 2
5957 Reason for hospital visit: 221 inside wind instrument (7) VA(CCI)NE TangentOfA 1
5958 Start of cowpox mixed into cave-in produces immunity (7) CAVE-IN + C anagrams to VACCINE; COWPOX is also a clue to the definition, given that it's the original vaccine. calica 1
5968 Shot former Tik Tok fencing all-star at first, then Celtic fringe (7) V(Allstar + CeltiC)INE (Vine being the former Tik Tok) Firetruck 1
5970 Shot last movie: Evac Without Leadership (7) VAC+CINE
CINE = Movie/Theatre
Shot = def
WoomyRogue 0
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