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One ordering tea in bars? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abstainer

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'one ordering tea in bars?' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'ordering tea in bars?' is the wordplay.
'ordering' is an anagram indicator.
'tea'+'in'+'bars'='teainbars'
'teainbars' anagrammed gives 'ABSTAINER'.

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(Other definitions for abstainer that I've seen before include "Teetotaller" , "One choosing not to vote" , "One declining to vote" , "He won't vote" , "One refusing hard stuff" .)

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