The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PARALYTIC
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result PARALYTIC
- Incapable airborne fighter left city in ruins
- Military jumper left metropolis flipping drunk
- Pity Carla drunk and incapable
- A typical Romeo, dishevelled and completely drunk
- Smashed CIA, partly struggling
- Comeback for urban Los Angeles music wrecked
- Very drunk soldier’s emotional, surrendering leader of Rhodes to Troy
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The straight part
We know that "completely drunk" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case completely drunk = paralytic.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does PARALYTIC mean?
PARALYTIC noun- Someone suffering from paralysis.
- A drug that produces paralysis.
- Affected by paralysis; paralysed.
- Pertaining to paralysis.
- Very drunk.