Imbibe excessively (4)

I believe the answer is:

tope

(Other definitions for tope that I've seen before include "Drink to excess" , "Drink excessively like poet" , "Drink a lot like poet" , "What habitual drinkers do" , "Drink heavily" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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