The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SOT
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More clues leading to the result SOT
- Drunk very tiresome at start
- Some dipso then?
- Drunkard finding nothing in street
- Scout occasionally drunk
- Very tired to start with, one usually sloshed
- Drinker very troublesome to start with
- In street sits little old drunkard
- Scout regularly drunk
- Tosspot tossing tosspot tossing away tops
- Person partaking of shorts regularly?
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The straight part
We know that "I’ll need second round before ‘time’" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case i’ll need second round before ‘time’ = sot.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does SOT mean?
SOT noun- Stupid person; fool
- Drunkard
- To drink until one becomes drunk
- To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot.