Regularly drink to excess (4)

I believe the answer is:

tope

(Other definitions for tope that I've seen before include "Drink excessively like poet" , "Drink a lot like poet" , "plantation?" , "Drink hard regularly" , "Drink too much like poet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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