The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LATTE
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More clues leading to the result LATTE
- Coffee, second of two, unfinished
- Coffee and tea, to start with — behind sandwiches
- Beverage knocked back with others drinking what sounds like tea
- Not getting to meeting, maybe, having extra time for coffee
- Hot drink in dish with chipped edges
- Unlimited selection of food and coffee
- Endless selection of food and drink
- Hot drink with butter up each side missing
- Coffee time’s interrupted recently
- Most of second drink
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The straight part
We know that "Coffee" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case coffee = latte.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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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.