Black tea from north-east India (5)

I believe the answer is:

assam

(Other definitions for assam that I've seen before include "Indian state famous for tea" , "Kind of Indian tea" , "An Indian part" , "Indian tea-growing area" , "part of India" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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