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Mum’s in shed, completely drunk (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smashed

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'completely drunk' is the definition.
'smashed' can be an answer for 'drunk' (I've seen this in another clue). I am not certain of the 'completely' bit.

'mum's in shed' is the wordplay.
'mum's' becomes 'ma's' (both can mean mother).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'mas' inserted inside 'shed' is 'SMASHED'.

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(Other definitions for smashed that I've seen before include "Drunk (as a broken bottle?)" , "Affected by drug" , "Vandalised" , "bust?" , "Broken in pieces" .)

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