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Do high tea for suffering drunk's relief (4,2,3,3)

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I believe the answer is:

hair of the dog

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'drunk's relief' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

'do high tea for suffering' is the wordplay.
'suffering' is an anagram indicator.
'do'+'high'+'tea'+'for'='dohighteafor'
'dohighteafor' is an anagram of 'HAIR OF THE DOG'.

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(Other definitions for hair of the dog that I've seen before include "Treatment for bad head" , "may cover boxer" , "Maybe one in the morning" , "Morning tipple after night of excessive drinking" , "Alcohol taken to "cure" a hangover" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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