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Refined eastern taste in china service (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tea set

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'china service' is the definition.
'tea set' can be an answer for 'service' (service can mean items for serving tea). I'm not certain of the 'china' bit.

'refined eastern taste' is the wordplay.
'refined' indicates an anagram.
'eastern' becomes 'e'.
'e'+'taste'='etaste'
'etaste' with letters rearranged gives 'TEA-SET'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tea set that I've seen before include "Set of crockery for serving light meal" , "China for small meal" , "Matching plates, cups, etc" , "Estate (anag) - service" , "Collections of cups, saucers etc for serving light meal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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