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Charge adolescent producing mess (7)

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I believe the answer is:

canteen

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'mess' is the definition.
(both can mean a room for eating)

'charge adolescent' is the wordplay.
'charge' becomes 'can' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'adolescent' becomes 'teen' (teenager).
'can'+'teen'='CANTEEN'

'producing' is the link.

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(Other definitions for canteen that I've seen before include "Workplace restaurant" , "water bottle?" , "Refectory" , "Cafe, flask and cutlery box" , "Staff eating area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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