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Tea from China is not popular (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cha

'tea' is the definition.
(cha is a type of tea)

'china is not popular' is the wordplay.
'is not' is a deletion indicator.
'popular' becomes 'in' ('in' can mean trendy).
'china' with 'in' taken out is 'CHA'.

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cha that I've seen before include "drink" , "Tea (colloquial)" , "Tea (informal)" , "Rosie Lee (slang)" , "not allowed in ski lodge" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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