See a hesitant drunk get knocked out (12)

I believe the answer is:

anaesthetise

'get knocked out' is the definition.
(to anaesthetise someone is to get them knocked out)

'see a hesitant drunk' is the wordplay.
'drunk' is an anagram indicator.
'see'+'a'+'hesitant'='seeahesitant'
'seeahesitant' anagrammed gives 'ANAESTHETISE'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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