Crossword Genius

Mean drunk getting punched (5-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tight-fisted

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'mean' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'drunk getting punched' is the wordplay.
'drunk' becomes 'tight' (I've seen this before).
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'punched' becomes 'fisted' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'tight'+'fisted'='TIGHT-FISTED'

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(Other definitions for tight-fisted that I've seen before include "Miserly" , "near" , "Mean" , "Stingy (informal)" .)

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