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Exhibit doubt when the tea is freshly brewed (8)

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I believe the answer is:

hesitate

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'exhibit doubt' is the definition.
'hesitate' can be an answer for 'doubt' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'exhibit' bit.

'the tea is freshly brewed' is the wordplay.
'freshly brewed' is an anagram indicator (letters in a fresh order).
'the'+'tea'+'is'='theteais'
'theteais' is an anagram of 'HESITATE'.

'when' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hesitate that I've seen before include "He who does it may be lost" , "Stall" , "Be uncertain about decision" , "Lack confidence" , "Arrangements of units that function together" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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