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Compulsive boozer's consuming interest is drawing (4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

dips into

'is drawing' is the definition.
(to dip into something is to draw it up)

'compulsive boozer's consuming interest' is the wordplay.
'compulsive boozer' becomes 'dipso' (dipsomaniac could historically mean an alcoholic).
'consuming' indicates putting letters inside.
'interest' becomes 'int'.
'dipso' enclosing 'int' is 'DIPS INTO'.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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