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Have shilling for ales, getting drunk, getting drunk (4-4-4)

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I believe the answer is:

half-seas-over

'drunk' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'have shilling for ales getting drunk' is the wordplay.
'shilling' becomes 's' (abbreviation e.g. Lsd - pounds, shillings, pence).
'getting drunk' is an anagram indicator.
'have'+'s'+'for'+'ales'='havesforales'
'havesforales' anagrammed gives 'HALF-SEAS-OVER'.

'getting' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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