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Accept fresh cup of tea (4,2,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

face up to

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'accept' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'fresh cup of tea' is the wordplay.
'fresh' is an anagram indicator.
'cup'+'of'+'tea'='cupoftea'
'cupoftea' is an anagram of 'FACE UP TO'.

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(Other definitions for face up to that I've seen before include "Confront" , "Recognise" , "Accept difficulty bravely - eyes front?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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