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Pub brewing tea, as is natural (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

innate

'is natural' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'pub brewing tea' is the wordplay.
'pub' becomes 'inn' (an inn is a type of pub).
'brewing' is an anagram indicator.
'tea' anagrammed gives 'ate'.
'inn'+'ate'='INNATE'

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for innate that I've seen before include "Inborn, natural to (6)" , "Born" , "Inherent or inborn" , "'Inborn, not learned (6)'" , "Congenital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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