Another cute cryptic clue

[cjsmith]

Could be a nightmare, when tot swallows drug (5)

I admit it. I laughed.

Courtesy of Hectence, setting for the Guardian.

Comments

[batrachian]

Clear enough, and I've seen the style of clue before.

Just the exact details, and for all that I have a substantial vocabulary, my brain seems more suited to spatial/kinesthetic puzzles than wordplay.

[cjsmith]

Gotcha. I do spatial/kinesthetic puzzles too, and basically I suck at them all. :)