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A king with alcohol and tobacco around that is easily led

Ross

I believe the answer is:

weak-spirited

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'a king with alcohol and tobacco around' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'is easily led' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'easily led' could be 'weak' (I've seen this before) and 'weak' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'spirited' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'that' is the link.

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I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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