Makes tea, mentioning the after-effect of punch (5)

I believe the answer is:

brews

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'makes tea' is the definition.
(to brew is to make tea)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Another definition for brews that I've seen is " Makes tea".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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