Crossword Genius

Besotted with drinker (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sot

'drinker' is the definition.
(sot is a kind of drinker)

'besotted with' is the wordplay.
'with' indicates a hidden word.
'SOT' is hidden in the letters of 'besotted'.

(Other definitions for sot that I've seen before include "One drinks" , "Habitual drunkard" , "Habitual drinker" , "One's often intoxicated" , "Lush" .)

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