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Tea cups etc. (5)

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china

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'tea' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for china that I've seen before include "service" , "Make a chain in the country" , "Delicate porcelain from Cathay?" , "Land" , "Ceramics; country" .)

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