Crossword Genius

Afternoon drink and minutes with actor, one who cooperates (4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

team player

'one who cooperates' is the definition.
(I know this)

'afternoon drink and minutes with actor' is the wordplay.
'afternoon drink' becomes 'tea' (I've seen this before).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'minutes' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'actor' becomes 'player' (synonyms).
'tea'+'m'+'player'='TEAM PLAYER'

(Other definitions for team player that I've seen before include "not a man without side?" , "One working well with colleagues" , "Cooperative type" , "One who works well with others" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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