Current Democrat drunk in America (6)

I believe the answer is:

juiced

'drunk in america' is the definition.
(US slang for drunk)

'current democrat' is the wordplay.
'current' becomes 'juice' (informal term for electricity).
'democrat' becomes 'd'.
'juice'+'d'='JUICED'

(Another definition for juiced that I've seen is " Dried fruit, maybe".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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