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Teens were up for a bribe (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sweetener

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

'teens were up' is the wordplay.
'up' indicates an anagram (letters get chucked up).
'teens'+'were'='teenswere'
'teenswere' with letters rearranged gives 'SWEETENER'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for sweetener that I've seen before include "carrot" , "Something tart could do with this" , "Substance like sugar" , "Bribe (informal)" , "Bribe - sugar substitute" .)

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