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New sort of tea without added water (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

neat

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'added water' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs can occasionally define each other.

'new sort of tea without' is the wordplay.
'new' becomes 'n' (abbreviation as in New Testament NT).
'sort of' indicates an anagram.
'without' indicates putting letters inside.
'tea' with letters rearranged gives 'eat'.
'n' inserted within 'eat' is 'NEAT'.

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(Other definitions for neat that I've seen before include "Steers" , "Tidy and uncluttered" , "efficient" , "Trim - tidy - without water" , "compact" .)

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