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Letter containing a kind of tea (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chai

'kind of tea' is the definition.
(chai is a type of tea)

'letter containing a' is the wordplay.
'letter' becomes 'chi' (chi is a kind of letter).
'containing' is an insertion indicator.
'chi' going around 'a' is 'CHAI'.

(Other definitions for chai that I've seen before include "lady" , "Form of tea" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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