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Elevenses, though it’s not quite eleven (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tea

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'elevenses' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'it's not quite eleven' is the wordplay.
'not quite' means to remove the last letter.
'eleven' becomes 'ea' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'ts' with its final letter taken off is 't'.
't'+'ea'='TEA'

'though' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tea that I've seen before include "Char" , "Assam or Darjeeling, for example" , "Darjeeling, e.g." , "Light afternoon repast" , "grass" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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