Cryptic crossword clue
Tastes juice, returning to drink coffee — not a tea, say 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PALATES

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The straight part
We know that "Tastes" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tastes = palates.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PALATES mean?

PALATES noun
  1. The roof of the mouth; the uraniscus.
  2. The sense of taste.
  3. Relish; taste; liking (from the mistaken notion that the palate is the organ of taste)
  4. Mental relish; intellectual taste.
  5. A projection in the throat of such flowers as the snapdragon.

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