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Walk unsteadily with celebrity carrying bomb around (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stagger

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

'celebrity carrying bomb around' is the wordplay.
'celebrity' becomes 'star' (I've seen this before).
'carrying' is an insertion indicator.
'bomb' becomes 'egg' (informal term for a bomb).
'around' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'egg' written backwards gives 'gge'.
'star' enclosing 'gge' is 'STAGGER'.

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stagger that I've seen before include "Reel; arrange so as to be out of line" , "move by someone under the table?" , "Reel; amaze" , "Lurch; astound" , "Walk as though in danger of falling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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