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Allure of tea: Mev finally buys case of matcha (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charisma

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

'tea mev finally buys case of matcha' is the wordplay.
'tea' becomes 'char' (I've seen this before).
'mev' becomes 'i' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'finally' says to take the final letters.
'case of' means to remove the middle letters (like emptying a case).
'matcha' with its centre taken out is 'ma'.
The last letter of 'buys' is 's'.
'char'+'i'+'s'+'ma'='CHARISMA'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for charisma that I've seen before include "Personal attractiveness" , "Glamour" , "something that fascinates many" , "power to influence" , "it inspires loyalty" .)

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