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Spirit imbibed — get hospitalised (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ethos

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'spirit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'imbibed get hospitalised' is the wordplay.
'ETHOS' is hidden in amongst the letters.
However, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for ethos that I've seen before include "Character of a community or age" , "Distinctive spirit - character" , "Moral atmosphere" , "Distinctive traits of a culture, time etc" , "The distinctive spirit of a culture or an era" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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