Hot drink taken around ship produces trouble (6)

I believe the answer is:

hassle

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

'hot drink taken around ship' is the wordplay.
'hot' becomes 'h'.
'drink' becomes 'ale' (ale is a kind of drink).
'taken' indicates putting letters inside.
'around ship' becomes 'ss' (I am not sure about the 'around' bit.**).
'ale' going around 'ss' is 'assle'.
'h'+'assle'='HASSLE'

'produces' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hassle that I've seen before include "Modern word for bother and annoyance" , "Colloquial harassment or annoyance" , "Struggle" , "Informally, annoyance or quarrel" , "Annoying trouble" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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