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Tea-time chinwag (4)

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I believe the answer is:

chat

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

'tea-time' is the wordplay.
'tea' becomes 'cha' (cha is a type of tea).
'time' becomes 't'.
'cha'+'t'='CHAT'

(Other definitions for chat that I've seen before include "Communication" , "(13) [FRENCH] Cat" , "Friendly talk" , "Natter" , "waffle?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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