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In a wild spree, do they get as drunk as a lord? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peers

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'as drunk as a lord?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'in a wild spree do they' is the wordplay.
'spree' can be anagrammed to 'PEERS'.
However, I am not clear how this is indicated.

'get' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for peers that I've seen before include "Looks closely at equals" , "Looks searchingly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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