Most stout and claret drained, with partners tucking in (9)

I believe the answer is:

chubbiest

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'most stout and claret drained' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'partners tucking in' is the wordplay.
'partners' becomes 'hubbies' (hubby is a kind of partner).
'tucking' becomes 'ct' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'hubbies' going within 'ct' is 'CHUBBIEST'.

'with' is the link.

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