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Cut up leaf to brew this amount? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

teacupful

'amount?' is the definition.
(teacupful is a kind of amount)

'cut up leaf to brew' is the wordplay.
'to brew' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cut'+'up'+'leaf'='cutupleaf'
'cutupleaf' anagrammed gives 'TEACUPFUL'.

'this' is the link.

(Other definitions for teacupful that I've seen before include "Liquid measure used in cooking" , "Measure used in recipes" , "small volume" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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