Cherished getting nonsense on tap (7)
I believe the answer is:
petcock
'tap' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'cherished getting nonsense' is the wordplay.
'cherished' becomes 'pet' (as in a pet project).
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'nonsense' becomes 'cock' (I've seen this in other clues).
'pet'+'cock'='PETCOCK'
'on' acts as a link.
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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