Crossword Genius

Barman tours clubs with a European bunch of boozers (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bacchae

'bunch of boozers' is the definition.
(participants in Roman festival Bacchanalia)

'barman tours clubs with a european' is the wordplay.
'barman' becomes 'bach' (Bach, a composer responsible for bars of music).
'tours' is an insertion indicator.
'clubs' becomes 'c' (abbreviation used in card games such as bridge).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'bach' placed around 'c' is 'bacch'.
'bacch'+'a'+'e'='BACCHAE'

(Another definition for bacchae that I've seen is " The --, tragedy by Euripedes".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.