Dud, confused, ran out, being tipsy (7)
I believe the answer is:
fuddled
'tipsy' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'dud confused ran out' is the wordplay.
'confused' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ran' becomes 'fled' (to flee is to run away).
'out' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'dud' is an anagram of 'udd'.
'udd' going into 'fled' is 'FUDDLED'.
'being' is the link.
(Other definitions for fuddled that I've seen before include "Confused (by alcohol)" , "Confused, due to drink" , "Stupefied" , "Confused, slightly drunk" .)