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Guy drinks noisily (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tease

'guy' is the definition.
(guy can mean to tease or make fun of)

'drinks noisily' is the wordplay.
'drinks' becomes 'teas' (tea is a kind of drink).
'noisily' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'teas' is a homophone of 'TEASE'.

(Other definitions for tease that I've seen before include "Chaff" , "Tantalize" , "Gently rib" , "Kid" , "Annoy good-naturedly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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