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A drink there's always time for (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tea

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'a drink' is the definition.
(tea is a kind of drink)

'always time for' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'time' could be 't' (abbreviation) and 't' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ea' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'there's' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for tea that I've seen before include "Elevenses" , "Assam, e.g." , "Sort of garden, chest or service" , "Lapsang souchong" , "going to pot?" .)

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