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Smashed, drunkard as he drinks bottles (6)

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I believe the answer is:

dashed

'smashed' is the definition.
('dash' can be a synonym of 'smash')

'drunkard as he drinks bottles' is the wordplay.
'bottles' indicates a hidden word (bottling is a kind of containing).
'DASHED' can be found hidden inside 'drunkard as he drinks'.

(Other definitions for dashed that I've seen before include "Confounded" , "hurled at" , "Ran; blooming" , "Moved very quickly or hastily" , "Jolly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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