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Tries to hush a drunken sot (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shots

'tries' is the definition.
(I know this)

'hush a drunken sot' is the wordplay.
'hush' becomes 'sh' (both are used to tell someone to be quiet).
'a drunken' indicates an anagram.
'sot' anagrammed gives 'ots'.
'sh'+'ots'='SHOTS'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for shots that I've seen before include "See 2" , "Gunfire -- attempts" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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