The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word *LATTE*
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What does *LATTE* mean?
*LATTE* noun- A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.
- A similar drink, where the espresso is replaced with some other flavoring ingredient such as chai, maté or matcha (green tea).
- A pillar capped by a hemispherical stone capital with the flat side facing up, used as building supports by the ancient Chamorro people and now used as a sign of Chamorro identity.