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Drunkard swims badly in a coma (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dipsomaniac

'drunkard' is the definition.
(dipsomaniac is a kind of drunkard)

'swims badly in a coma' is the wordplay.
'swims' becomes 'dips' (dip is a kind of swim).
'badly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'a'+'coma'='inacoma'
'inacoma' anagrammed gives 'omaniac'.
'dips'+'omaniac'='DIPSOMANIAC'

(Other definitions for dipsomaniac that I've seen before include "Hard drinker" , "drunkard" , "Alcoholic" , "wino" , "Habitual drinker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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