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Drunken celeb, reeling, showing hostility (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

belligerence

'hostility' is the definition.
(belligerence is a kind of hostility)

'drunken celeb reeling' is the wordplay.
'drunken' is an anagram indicator.
'celeb'+'reeling'='celebreeling'
'celebreeling' anagrammed gives 'BELLIGERENCE'.

'showing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for belligerence that I've seen before include "sabre-rattling" , "Aggression" , "Pugnacity" , "Aggressive behaviour" , "Aggressiveness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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