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Tranquil! The others almost drunk (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

restful

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

'the others almost drunk' is the wordplay.
'the others' becomes 'rest' (I've seen this before).
'almost drunk' becomes 'ful' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'rest'+'ful'='RESTFUL'

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(Other definitions for restful that I've seen before include "Calm" , "Sedative" , "Soothing is required" , "Quiet, soothing" , "Still - calming" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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