Coffee alternative (3)

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tea

'coffee alternative' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for tea that I've seen before include "Meal/drink" , "Tisane" , "Plant" , "Refreshment" , "Principally" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal, The Wall Street Journal, the King Feature Syndicate, the Newsday and The New York Times.

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