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Unimportant point made over tea, initially (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tinpot

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'unimportant' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'point made over tea initially' is the wordplay.
'made' indicates anagramming the letters.
'over' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'initially' says to take the initial letters.
The first letter of 'tea' is 't'.
'point' is an anagram of 'tinpo'.
'tinpo'+'t'='TINPOT'

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(Other definitions for tinpot that I've seen before include "useless" , "Pathetic" , "Worthless" , "Paltry" , "Cheap" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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