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Tea brought by idiot in the morning (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

assam

'tea' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'by idiot in the morning' is the wordplay.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'idiot' becomes 'ass' (both can mean a stupid person).
'in the morning' becomes 'am' (short for ante meridiem - before noon).
'ass' next to 'am' is 'ASSAM'.

'brought' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for assam that I've seen before include "place associated with tea" , "Indian state famous for tea" , "Quality cuppa" , "State of NE India" , "Indian tea-producing region" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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