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Get together to trick Norman before tea-break (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

congregate

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'get together' is the definition.
'congregate' can be an answer for 'get' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'together' bit.

'trick norman before tea-break' is the wordplay.
'trick' becomes 'con' (a con is a fraud or trick).
'norman before' becomes 'greg' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'break' is an anagram indicator.
'tea' anagrammed gives 'ate'.
'con'+'greg'+'ate'='CONGREGATE'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for congregate that I've seen before include "Make flock" , "Gather - assemble" , "Flock together" , "Gather in a crowd" , "Gather together" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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