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Leave port out — tea’s quietly brewing (3,2,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

put to sea

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'leave port' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'out tea's quietly brewing' is the wordplay.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'brewing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'out'+'teas'+'p'='outteasp'
'outteasp' is an anagram of 'PUT TO SEA'.

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(Other definitions for put to sea that I've seen before include "Set sail" , "Sail away" , "start on the drink" .)

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