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Allure of tea room (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charm

'allure' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'tea room' is the wordplay.
'tea' becomes 'cha' (cha is a type of tea).
'room' becomes 'rm' (I've seen this in other clues).
'cha'+'rm'='CHARM'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for charm that I've seen before include "Talisman; flock of goldfinches" , "Amulet; attractive quality" , "Group of goldfinches" , "Spell; ornament" , "Engaging quality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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