"Tea" for "gossip," e.g.

I believe the answer is:

slang

(Other definitions for slang that I've seen before include "common language" , "Non-standard vocabulary" , "See 15" , "colloquialisms" , "Racy speech" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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