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Sup tea Lucy brewed that's good for the cold (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eucalyptus

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'good for the cold' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'sup tea lucy brewed' is the wordplay.
'brewed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sup'+'tea'+'lucy'='suptealucy'
'suptealucy' with letters rearranged gives 'EUCALYPTUS'.

'that's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for eucalyptus that I've seen before include "Australian tree yielding gum and oil" , "Australasian tree" , "Evergreen tree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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