Drunken rotters but they add to a woman's standing (4,5)

I believe the answer is:

high heels

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'they add to a woman's standing' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'drunken rotters' is the wordplay.
'drunken' becomes 'high' (high can informally mean drunk).
'rotters' becomes 'heels' (both can mean nasty people).
'high'+'heels'='HIGH HEELS'

'but' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for high heels that I've seen is " Eg, stilettos".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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