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Adores gin drunk with extravagance (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grandiose

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'adores gin drunk with extravagance' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'adores gin drunk' is the wordplay.
'drunk' indicates anagramming the letters.
'adores'+'gin'='adoresgin'
'adoresgin' anagrammed gives 'GRANDIOSE'.

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(Other definitions for grandiose that I've seen before include "Pretentiously impressive" , "Planned on a magnificent scale" , "Pretentiously imposing -- organised (anag)" , "Imposing and pompous, dressed in organdies" , "affected" .)

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