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As the poet says, before rolling drunk (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

til

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'as the poet says before' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'rolling drunk' is the wordplay.
'rolling' is a reversal indicator.
'drunk' becomes 'lit' (slang term).
'lit' backwards is 'TIL'.

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(Another definition for til that I've seen is " Sesame".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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