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After tea, smile at the annoyance! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chagrin

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

'after tea smile' is the wordplay.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'tea' becomes 'cha' (cha is a type of tea).
'smile' becomes 'grin' (grinning is a kind of smiling).
'cha'+'grin' is 'CHAGRIN'.

'at' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for chagrin that I've seen before include "Feeling of vexation or embarrassment" , "Feeling of annoyance and embarrassment" , "Disappointment, exasperation" , "Strong feeling of embarrassment" , "Annoy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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