What does the cryptic crossword clue "Marx's drunken utterance inspired by leading pair of Communists (5)" mean?

The definition is "Marx". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). HIC (synonym="HIC") in CO (synonym="mmunists") = CHICO The answer is CHICO.

Marx's drunken utterance inspired by leading pair of Communists (5)

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