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Be thought tipsy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bemused

'tipsy' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'be thought' is the wordplay.
'thought' becomes 'mused' (musing is a kind of thinking**).
'be'+'mused'='BEMUSED'

(Other definitions for bemused that I've seen before include "Puzzled" , "In the course of puzzling" , "Lost for words" , "Deep in thought" , "Confused, bewildered" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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