Has Edward been very drunk? (6)
I believe the answer is:
wasted
'drunk?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'has edward been' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'edward' could be 'ted' and 'ted' is found in the answer.
'been' could be 'was' (being is a kind of being) and 'was' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'very' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wasted that I've seen before include "Used to no purpose" , "Used unprofitably or lost weight" , "Dissipated; atrophied" , "Squandered, dissipated" , "Squandered or withered" .)