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Rule VIPs broke getting drug being loathsome (9)

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I believe the answer is:

repulsive

'loathsome' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'rule vips broke getting drug' is the wordplay.
'broke' indicates anagramming the letters.
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'drug' becomes 'e' (e is another name for ecstasy**).
'rule'+'vips'='rulevips'
'rulevips' with letters rearranged gives 'repulsiv'.
'repulsiv'+'e'='REPULSIVE'

'being' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for repulsive that I've seen before include "Offensive" , "Disgusting" , "Abhorrent" , "Loathsome" , "ugly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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