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After end of shift worker gets drink for pet (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tantrum

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

'after end of shift worker gets drink' is the wordplay.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'end of shift' becomes 't' (final letter of the word shift).
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'gets' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'drink' becomes 'rum' (I've seen this before**).
't' put next to 'ant' is 'tant'.
'tant'+'rum'='TANTRUM'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for tantrum that I've seen before include "fit of bad temper" , "Childish angry outburst" , "Paddy" , "Fit of childish temper" , "Childish fit of anger" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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