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When the man takes tea (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

assam

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

'when the man' is the wordplay.
'when' becomes 'as' (eg 'when I walked' means 'as I walked').
'the man' becomes 'sam' (man's name).
'as'+'sam'='ASSAM'

'takes' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for assam that I've seen before include "Tea-growing state in north-east India" , "India tea-producing state" , "NE Indian state (tea)" , "Sort of tea" , "Indian province" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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