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Drunk bachelor seen before game of chance (6)

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I believe the answer is:

blotto

'drunk' is the definition.
(slang term)

'bachelor seen before game of chance' is the wordplay.
'bachelor' becomes 'B' (abbreviation e.g. BA=Bachelor of Arts).
'seen before' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'game of chance' becomes 'lotto' (I've seen this before).
'b'+'lotto'='BLOTTO'

(Other definitions for blotto that I've seen before include "Helplessly drunk (slang)" , "Boot Lt. out for being drunk" , "Very drunk (informal)" , "As one plastered" , "Stoned" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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