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Takes in tea brewed by son (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eats

'takes in' is the definition.
('eat' can be a synonym of 'take in')

'tea brewed by son' is the wordplay.
'brewed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'son' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation for son).
'tea' anagrammed gives 'eat'.
'eat'+'s'='EATS'

(Other definitions for eats that I've seen before include "bits of food" , "Seat (anag.)" , "what is on the Christmas menu" , "Chews" , "Scoff" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, The Telegraph and The Times.
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