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Insist on ordering it, plus tea (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stipulate

'insist on' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ordering it plus tea' is the wordplay.
'ordering' indicates an anagram.
'it'+'plus'+'tea'='itplustea'
'itplustea' with letters rearranged gives 'STIPULATE'.

(Other definitions for stipulate that I've seen before include "Specify as an essential part" , "Insist on as part of agreement" , "Demand, specify" , "Demand as part of agreement" , "Make a demand" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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