As the poet says, before rolling drunk (3)
I believe the answer is:
til
'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'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for til that I've seen is " Sesame".)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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