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I miss a lot when drunk or very high (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

altissimo

'very high' is the definition.
(musical term)

'i miss a lot when drunk' is the wordplay.
'when drunk' indicates an anagram (a drunken or disorderly form of the letters).
'i'+'miss'+'a'+'lot'='imissalot'
'imissalot' anagrammed gives 'ALTISSIMO'.

'or' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for altissimo that I've seen before include "Very highly pitched" , "Very high musical pitch" , "one is almost dizzy" , "Very highly placed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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