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Drunk under the spotlight? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lit

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'drunk' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'under the spotlight?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'li' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for lit that I've seen before include "was illuminating" , "Burning" , "Set alight" , "Illuminated" , "Set afire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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