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Later today, that man's name covered up by drunk (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

this night

'later today' is the definition.

'man's name covered up by drunk' is the wordplay.
'man's' becomes 'his'.
'name' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation e.g. on forms).
'covered up by' indicates putting letters inside.
'drunk' becomes 'tight' (I've seen this before).
'his'+'n'='hisn'
'hisn' inserted inside 'tight' is 'THIS NIGHT'.

'that' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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