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Leaves the bar, oddly (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tea

'leaves' is the definition.
(as in tea leaves)

'the bar oddly' is the wordplay.
'oddly' means one should take alternating letters (letters in the odd-numbered positions are used).
'the'+'bar'='thebar'
The alternating letters of 'thebar' are 'TEA'.

(Other definitions for tea that I've seen before include "Infusion of dried leaves" , "Assam, for instance" , "Oolong, for example" , "Strangely, one may eat this drink" , "Principally" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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