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Drunk swore — that's not so good (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

worse

'not so good' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'drunk swore' is the wordplay.
'drunk' is an anagram indicator.
'swore' with letters rearranged gives 'WORSE'.

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for worse that I've seen before include "Opposite of better" , "More severe; less well" , "Less good" , "More awful or unwell" , "Less satisfactory" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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