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Layman in a primeval city imbibing milky infusion ... (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amateur

'layman' is the definition.
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'a primeval city imbibing milky infusion' is the wordplay.
'primeval city' becomes 'ur' (ancient city).
'imbibing' indicates putting letters inside.
'milky infusion' becomes 'mate' (South American hot drink).
'a'+'ur'='aur'
'aur' placed around 'mate' is 'AMATEUR'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for amateur that I've seen before include "Person who does something as a pastime rather than a profession" , "Unprofessional" , "Tum area (anag.)" , "Inept, non-professional" , "incompetent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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