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Detestable nob, rather drunk (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abhorrent

'detestable' is the definition.
('abhorrent' can be a synonym of 'detestable')

'nob rather drunk' is the wordplay.
'drunk' indicates an anagram.
'nob'+'rather'='nobrather'
'nobrather' is an anagram of 'ABHORRENT'.

(Other definitions for abhorrent that I've seen before include "Horrible" , "hateful" , "noisome" , "Disgusting, loathsome" , "execrable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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