The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NIGHTCAP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result NIGHTCAP
- Close on agreement, after raising late drink
- Curious thing about soft drink at bedtime
- Drink that went to one’s head once?
- Near agreement, backing a last drink
- Approaching bargain counter for final drink
- Patching incorrect final draft in US
- Shot prior to retirement?
- Drink knocked back, around time chap crashes?
- Capital cover for retirement?
- A late drink that may go to one’s head?
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What does NIGHTCAP mean?
NIGHTCAP noun- A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
- A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
- (by extension) Something the person reads or listens to before bed.
- The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader.
- A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.