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The time to wet dried leaves (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tea

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'dried leaves' is the definition.
'tea' can be an answer for 'leaves' (as in tea leaves). I'm not sure about the 'dried' bit.

'the time to wet' is the wordplay.
'the time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'to wet' becomes 'ea' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
't'+'ea'='TEA'

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(Other definitions for tea that I've seen before include "Plant" , "Beverage from leaves" , "TREE" , "Food" , "Light afternoon meal" .)

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