Circled by bees, the drunk kicks out (9)

I believe the answer is:

dethrones

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'circled by bees the drunk kicks out' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'the drunk kicks out' is the wordplay.
'drunk' indicates an anagram.
'kicks' becomes 'drones' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'out' is an insertion indicator.
'the' anagrammed gives 'eth'.
'eth' inserted inside 'drones' is 'DETHRONES'.

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