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Twice I bantered, tipsy and tiddly (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inebriated

'tiddly' is the definition.
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'twice i bantered tipsy' is the wordplay.
'twice i' means two substitutions for 'i'.
'tipsy' indicates anagramming the letters.
'i'+'bantered'='ibantered'
'ibantered' anagrammed gives 'nebriated'.
'i'+'nebriated'='INEBRIATED'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for inebriated that I've seen before include "Drunk" , "Bombed" , "Tipsy" , "wasted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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