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Bombed, if ordered up initially to attack (3,2,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

out of it

'bombed' is the definition.
(both can mean drunk or on drugs)

'ordered up initially to attack' is the wordplay.
'initially' says to take the initial letters.
'attack' becomes 'fit' (fit is a kind of attack).
The first letters of 'ordered up' is 'ou'.
'ou'+'to'+'fit'='OUT OF IT'

'if' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for out of it that I've seen before include "Excluded from participation" , "Eliminated" , "unaware of what's going on" , "is not included" , "Without a chance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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