The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CONGO
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More clues leading to the result CONGO
- Direct the steering, then leave river
- Criminal to leave country
- River captured in Vietcong offensive
- African river crossed initially on journey
- Gallon of tea
- Do work in part of Africa
- Country‘s pro-Labour slogan?
- Tea supplying energy after study
- Dishonest person getting work in African country
- A masterstroke reportedly to take in the outskirts of Nanking by river
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "tea" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tea = congo.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.