Soused with short hose (5)
I believe the answer is:
tight
'soused' is the definition.
(I know that soused can be written as tight)
'short hose' is the wordplay.
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'hose' becomes 'tights' (synonyms).
'tights' with its final letter taken away is 'TIGHT'.
'with' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for tight that I've seen before include "Close - drunk" , "Miserly or blotto" , "Stretched" , "Tense; drunk" , "Penny-pinching" .)