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Kind drunkard takes in Loomer finally (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sort

'kind' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'drunkard takes in loomer finally' is the wordplay.
'drunkard' becomes 'sot' (sot can mean a drunken person).
'takes in' is an insertion indicator.
'finally' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'loomer' is 'r'.
'sot' placed around 'r' is 'SORT'.

(Other definitions for sort that I've seen before include "The kind to categorise" , "Put in order" , "Type, category" , "Arrange in order" , "class" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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