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Duck taking drink on lake (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

teal

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

'drink on lake' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'tea' (tea is a kind of drink**).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'lake' becomes 'l'.
'tea'+'l'='TEAL'

'taking' is the link.

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

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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