The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word DARJEELING
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
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More clues leading to the result DARJEELING
- Endless scoff dunked in sweet tea
- Venturing to entertain judge with fish for tea
- US lawyer stumbling across judge in part of India
- Abroad, I start to eat angel cakes for tea
- Honey sandwich for half-cut valet’s tea
- US lawyer staggering – judge inside gets black tea
- Move faster to get sweetheart round for tea
- Honey bears move faster for drink
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 = darjeeling.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.