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One beak judged one detained drunk (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inebriated

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'drunk' is the definition.
(I know that drunk can be written as inebriated)

'one beak judged one detained' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'one' could be 'i' (Roman numeral) and 'i' is located in the answer.
'beak' could be 'neb' (synonyms) and 'neb' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for inebriated that I've seen before include "wasted" , "Drunk" , "Bombed" , "Tipsy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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