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Would he say absolutely anything for a cuppa? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charlie

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'would he say absolutely anything' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'cuppa?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'cuppa?' could be 'cha' and 'cha' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'for a' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for charlie that I've seen before include "Fool - drug (slang)" , "Silly person" , "Code word for letter C" , "Fool; man's name" , "succeeds. Bravo!" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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