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Cockney crook cooked a fat eel (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tea leaf

'cockney crook' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cooked a fat eel' is the wordplay.
'cooked' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'fat'+'eel'='afateel'
'afateel' with letters rearranged gives 'TEA-LEAF'.

(Other definitions for tea leaf that I've seen before include "Darjeeling?" , "one of many going to pot?" , "Dried part of a plant, used to make cuppas" , "ending up in hot water" , "Cockney crook" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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