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Soak? That's about right (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drunk

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'soak?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'about right' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'right' could be 'r' (common abbreviation) and 'r' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'dunk' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'that's' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for drunk that I've seen before include "Nine Ac" , "Wino" , "Pickled (sl.)" , "Toper" , "Inebriated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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