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Absolutely low on alcohol at gathering (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

literally

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

'low on alcohol at gathering' is the wordplay.
'low on alcohol at' becomes 'lite' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'gathering' becomes 'rally' (rally is a kind of gathering).
'lite'+'rally'='LITERALLY'

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(Other definitions for literally that I've seen before include "Not figuratively" , "According to the precise meaning of words" , "Actually, really" , "Without exaggeration" , "Exactly as stated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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