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Side hugging Aussie skipper in cafe (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tearoom

'cafe' is the definition.
(tearoom is a type of cafe)

'side hugging aussie skipper' is the wordplay.
'side' becomes 'team' (a side is a sporting team).
'hugging' is an insertion indicator.
'aussie skipper' becomes 'roo' (Australian animal that skips).
'team' enclosing 'roo' is 'TEAROOM'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tearoom that I've seen before include "Cafeteria" , "Small restaurant" , "24" , "Place in which a cuppa is served" , "Type of restaurant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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