Empty whiskey bottles unruly mob raised high? (5)
I believe the answer is:
woozy
'high?' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'empty whiskey bottles unruly mob raised' is the wordplay.
'empty' suggests removing the centre.
'bottles' indicates putting letters inside (bottle can mean to contain).
'unruly mob' becomes 'zoo' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'raised' says the letters should be written in reverse (going up in a down clue).
'whiskey' with its middle removed is 'wy'.
'zoo' written backwards gives 'ooz'.
'wy' placed around 'ooz' is 'WOOZY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for woozy that I've seen before include "Squiffy" , "Blurred - dazed - vague" , "Giddy" , "Slightly drunk; dizzy" , "Dizzy - dazed" .)