Oddly boozy young man (3)

I believe the answer is:

boy

'young man' is the definition.
(a boy is a male child)

'oddly boozy' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates alternate letters (letters in the odd-numbered positions are used).
The alternate letters of 'boozy' are 'BOY'.

(Other definitions for boy that I've seen before include "Male child" , "Youth" , "Lad" , "Son" , "Young male" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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