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Drunk embracing central Glasgow resident, say (4)

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scot

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'glasgow resident say' is the definition.
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'drunk embracing central' is the wordplay.
'drunk' becomes 'sot' (both can mean someone who drinks too much).
'embracing' indicates putting letters inside.
'central' becomes 'c' (common abbreviation in various government acronyms).
'sot' going around 'c' is 'SCOT'.

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(Other definitions for scot that I've seen before include "Eg, a Glaswegian" , "National" , "Highlander, say" , "North Briton" , "Eg, Glasgow native" .)

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