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Made dead drunk! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stoned

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This clue might be a double definition.

'made' is the first definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'dead drunk' is the second definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

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(Other definitions for stoned that I've seen before include "Are cherries so" , "Slangily drunk in Ostend" , "Like Olive perhaps" , "Plastered" , "Completely under the influence" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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