One managed to get one tea perhaps (5)

I believe the answer is:

irani

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'tea perhaps' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'one managed to get one' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'managed to get' becomes 'ran' (I've seen this in other clues).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'i'+'ran'+'i'='IRANI'

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I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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