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Intentional spoiling of edible tea - right! (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deliberate

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'intentional' is the definition.
(I know that intentional can be written as deliberate)

'of edible tea right' is the wordplay.
'of' is an anagram indicator (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'edible'+'tea'+'r'='edibletear'
'edibletear' is an anagram of 'DELIBERATE'.

'spoiling' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for deliberate that I've seen before include "Intentional; think carefully" , "Done intentionally" , "on purpose" , "Planned" , "study" .)

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