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Wild goings-on when Rose drunkenly embraces Joe (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orgies

'wild goings-on' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'rose drunkenly embraces joe' is the wordplay.
'drunkenly' is an anagram indicator.
'embraces' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'joe' becomes 'GI' (GI Joe).
'rose' with letters rearranged gives 'ores'.
'ores' enclosing 'gi' is 'ORGIES'.

'when' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for orgies that I've seen before include "Drunken revels" , "Wild parties with excessive drinking and sexual activity" , "Acts of immoderate indulgence" , "Wild licentious parties" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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