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Fancy tea parties outside Bostonian industry end in trouble (9)

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I believe the answer is:

elaborate

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'fancy' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'tea parties outside bostonian industry end in trouble' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'tea' is 'ate' which is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for elaborate that I've seen before include "Complicated - complex" , "Polish" , "Complicated, with many parts or details" , "Intricate - ornament" , "Give more details" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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