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Doling out tea brought in for mayoral decoration (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gold chain

'mayoral decoration' is the definition.
(ceremonial item worn by a mayor)

'doling out tea brought in' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'tea' becomes 'cha' (cha is a type of tea).
'brought in' indicates putting letters inside.
'doling' is an anagram of 'goldin'.
'goldin' going around 'cha' is 'GOLD CHAIN'.

'for' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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