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Denial
of
tearful
drunk
(7)
Denial of tearful drunk (7)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
Right, so Denial is your definition — a refutal. Then "tearful" is the anagram fodder, and "drunk" tells you to shuffle those letters about, giving you the rearranged mess that spells out the answer.