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Drunk missing the stage? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

legless

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'drunk' is the first definition.
(I know that drunk can be written as legless)

'missing the stage?' is the second definition.
('stage' can be 'leg' (a leg is a stage of a competition) so maybe 'missing the stage?' can be ''legless')

(Other definitions for legless that I've seen before include "So one couldn't stand" , "Sozzled - lacking limbs" , "wasted" , "Informally drunk, lacking nether limbs" , "As one may be after convivial time in club" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.
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