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Made effervescent tea - dear cocktail (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aerated

'made effervescent' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'tea dear cocktail' is the wordplay.
'cocktail' is an anagram indicator.
'tea'+'dear'='teadear'
'teadear' anagrammed gives 'AERATED'.

(Other definitions for aerated that I've seen before include "Mixed with air" , "hot under the collar" , "Perturbed" , "(Of liquid) charged with gas" , "Ventilated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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