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Kind of caddy needed for golf equipment we hear (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tea

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'kind of caddy' is the definition.
'tea' can be an answer for 'caddy' (synonyms). I'm not sure about the 'kind of' bit.

'golf equipment we hear' is the wordplay.
'golf equipment' becomes 'tee' (tee is a kind of golf equipment).
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'tee' is a homophone of 'TEA'.

'needed for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tea that I've seen before include "Darjeeling, e.g." , "Principally" , "Hot beverage" , "Early evening meal" , "Leaves for brewing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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