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Mother's in Slough getting drunk (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smashed

'drunk' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'mother's in slough' is the wordplay.
'mother's' becomes 'mas' (ma is a kind of mother).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'slough' becomes 'shed' (both can mean to remove or lose).
'mas' placed into 'shed' is 'SMASHED'.

'getting' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for smashed that I've seen before include "Broke; drunk (colloq.)" , "Vandalised" , "bust?" , "Affected by drug" , "Broken in pieces" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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