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Choose to be guided, being drunk (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pickled

'drunk' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'choose to be guided' is the wordplay.
'choose' becomes 'pick' (picking is a kind of choosing).
'to be guided' becomes 'led' ('led' can be similar in meaning to 'guided').
'pick'+'led'='PICKLED'

'being' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pickled that I've seen before include "Preserved in vinegar or brine" , "Preserved in liquid" , "Soused" , "Preserved - drunk" , "Brahms and Liszt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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