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Duck having drink on lake (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

teal

'duck' is the definition.
(teal is a type of duck)

'drink on lake' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'tea' (tea is a drink).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'lake' becomes 'L' (geographical abbreviation).
'tea'+'l'='TEAL'

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for teal that I've seen before include "Small river duck" , "Species of duck" , "Duck; greenish-blue colour" , "Raise (subject matter)" , "Type of duck" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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