Revelled drunkenly but not caught up (7)

I believe the answer is:

aroused

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'up' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

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(Other definitions for aroused that I've seen before include "Excited, stimulated" , "Inspired" , "Keenly excited" , "Brought to" , "Woken - excited" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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