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Roll about one and make merry (7)

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I believe the answer is:

roister

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'make merry' is the definition.
(roistering is a kind of making merry)

'roll about one and' is the wordplay.
'roll' becomes 'roster' (roll can mean a list or roster).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'one and' becomes 'i' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'roster' placed around 'i' is 'ROISTER'.

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(Other definitions for roister that I've seen before include "Engage in party activity" , "Carouse" , "Be boisterous" , "Have noisy fun" , "riot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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