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Elders apt to get drunk — very drunk (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plastered

'very drunk' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'elders apt to get drunk' is the wordplay.
'to get drunk' indicates an anagram.
'elders'+'apt'='eldersapt'
'eldersapt' anagrammed gives 'PLASTERED'.

(Other definitions for plastered that I've seen before include "get soaked?" , "Drunk (slang)" , "Coated thickly, being slangily drunk" , "Might ceilings be" , "Pickled" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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