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In Rouen he's drunk in charge, getting arrested and banned (7)

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I believe the answer is:

illicit

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'banned' is the definition.
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'in rouen he's drunk in charge' is the wordplay.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'rouen he' becomes 'il' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'drunk' becomes 'lit' (I've seen this in another clue).
'in charge' becomes 'ic' (abbreviation for 'in charge').
'il'+'lit'='illit'
'illit' enclosing 'ic' is 'ILLICIT'.

'getting arrested and' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for illicit that I've seen before include "Not lawful" , "completely banned" , "Illegal" , "breaking the rules" , "breaking the law" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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