The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TEATIME
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TEATIME
- TEATIME
- Talk about when to drive off in the late afternoon
- Possibly meet at one or later?
- Four o’clock, say, and char issue is raised
- Gathering at resort I meet about four or five?
- Butcher I meet at 4pm perhaps?
- Steam-whistle stop?
- Four or five may suggest such a break is needed
- Souchong season or Macha moment that's part of the afternoon
- Source of milk I’m beginning to exploit between lunch and dinner
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The straight part
We know that "4pm perhaps?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case 4pm perhaps? = teatime.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TEATIME mean?
TEATIME noun- The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal).