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Getting drunk is difficult on such a budget (5)

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I believe the answer is:

tight

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'getting drunk' is the definition.
'tight' can be an answer for 'drunk' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'getting' bit.

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for tight that I've seen before include "Bottled ," , "unlikely to come loose" , "Closely fought game" , "reluctant to buy a round?" , "Closely constrained, constricted" .)

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