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Posed with many boozer friends finally becoming drunkards (6)

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I believe the answer is:

satyrs

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'drunkards' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'posed with many boozer friends finally' is the wordplay.
'posed' becomes 'sat' (posed or sat for an artist).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'finally' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letters of 'many boozer friends' are 'yrs'.
'sat'+'yrs'='SATYRS'

'becoming' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for satyrs that I've seen before include "Woodland gods with goats' ears and legs" , "Woodland gods, part men and part goats" , "Mythical woodland gods half-man and half-goat" , "Greek gods of woodlands" , "goat-like characters" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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