Be slutty when drunk, eschewing this? (8)

I believe the answer is:

subtlety

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'eschewing this?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'be slutty when drunk' is the wordplay.
'when drunk' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'be'+'slutty'='beslutty'
'beslutty' anagrammed gives 'SUBTLETY'.

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(Other definitions for subtlety that I've seen before include "Delicate/refined quality" , "Delicately understated quality" , "Finesse" , "Ornamental device in sugar" , "refinement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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