A service the abstainer takes comfort in! (6)
I believe the answer is:
teaset
'a service' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.
'abstainer takes comfort in' is the wordplay.
'abstainer' becomes 'tt' (I've seen this in other clues).
'takes' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'comfort in' becomes 'ease' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'in' bit.).
'tt' enclosing 'ease' is 'TEASET'.
'the' acts as a link.
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I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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