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Drunk, wet, sad, devastated (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wasted

'devastated' is the definition.
('wasted' can be a synonym of 'devastated')

'drunk wet sad' is the wordplay.
'drunk' indicates an anagram.
'wet'+'sad'='wetsad'
'wetsad' anagrammed gives 'WASTED'.

(Other definitions for wasted that I've seen before include "three sheets to the wind" , "Not used to good advantage" , "Dissipated; atrophied" , "Having lost weight through illness - dissipated?" , "Used to no purpose" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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