Variety #3, named for a region in India (5)

I believe the answer is:

assam

(Other definitions for assam that I've seen before include "Indian state famous for tea" , "India tea-producing state" , "I'll provide lots of tea" , "Indian tea-growing area" , "Tea-producing Indian state" .)

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

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