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Evil daughter has come in sozzled (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

demonic

'evil' is the definition.
('demonic' can be similar in meaning to 'evil')

'daughter has come in sozzled' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd'.
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'sozzled' indicates anagramming the letters.
'come'+'in'='comein'
'comein' is an anagram of 'emonic'.
'd'+'emonic'='DEMONIC'

(Other definitions for demonic that I've seen before include "Devilish" , "Resembling evil spirits" , "Like a devil or evil spirit" , "Fiendish or satanic" , "Inspired as if by a fiend" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Telegraph.
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