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Just the club for a teetotaller in wildest Peru (6)

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I believe the answer is:

putter

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'just the club' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'a teetotaller in wildest peru' is the wordplay.
'a teetotaller' becomes 'tt' (abbreviation).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'wildest' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'wild' mean this).
'peru' with letters rearranged gives 'puer'.
'tt' going into 'puer' is 'PUTTER'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for putter that I've seen before include "Golf-club" , "Type of golf club" , "Golf club used on greens" , "Club to use on the green" , "Club used on the green" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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