The "sheet" in "three sheets to the wind" (4)
I believe the answer is:
rope
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">the sheet in three sheets to the wind</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for rope that I've seen before include "Hitch" , "Guy" , "Strong line" , "Give a man enough . . . . and he'll hang himself" , "String of pearls, say" .)