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Story about alcoholic perhaps going down the toilet (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flushable

'going down the toilet' is the definition.
(flushed down the toilet)

'story about alcoholic' is the wordplay.
'story' becomes 'fable' (fable is a kind of story).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'alcoholic' becomes 'lush' (synonyms).
'fable' enclosing 'lush' is 'FLUSHABLE'.

'perhaps' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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