Drunken Dave's delivered from evil (5)

I believe the answer is:

saved

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'delivered from evil' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'drunken dave's' is the wordplay.
'drunken' is an anagram indicator.
'daves' with letters rearranged gives 'SAVED'.

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(Other definitions for saved that I've seen before include "Redeemed or rescued" , "Kept for later" , "what Jesus did" , "Prevented from dying" , "Stored for future use" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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