The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HAMMERED
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result HAMMERED
- … drunk actor with case of Moselle wine
- Hit hard, drunk
- Beaten by Noah’s son and only daughter
- Dear me — HM’s badly clobbered …
- Hit and run involving French woman and daughter
- Pounded meat that's uncooked, adding some mustard extract
- Setter’s embarassed after bad actor got drunk
- Plastered husband before noon has me blushing
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The straight part
We know that "drunk" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case drunk = hammered.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 HAMMERED mean?
HAMMERED verb- To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
- To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
- To emphasize a point repeatedly.
- To hit particularly hard.
- To ride very fast.
- To strike internally, as if hit by a hammer.
- To defeat (a person, a team) resoundingly
- To make high demands on (a system or service).
- To declare (a person) a defaulter on the stock exchange.
- To beat down the price of (a stock), or depress (a market).
- To have hard sex with
- Having been hit with a hammer or hammer-like object.
- Very drunk; inebriated.