Crossword Genius

Obscure English drunkard at Morecambe? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

esoteric

'obscure' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'english drunkard at morecambe?' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'drunkard' becomes 'sot' (synonyms).
'at' says to put letters next to each other.
'morecambe?' becomes 'eric' (I've seen this in other clues).
'e'+'sot'+'eric'='ESOTERIC'

(Other definitions for esoteric that I've seen before include "Cryptic" , "Private, confined to a select group" , "needing privy" , "Tie score (anagram)" , "Abstruse, obscure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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