Covering the serving of a pint after hours (8)
I believe the answer is:
tinplate
'covering the' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
'of a pint after hours' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates an anagram (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'after hours' becomes 'late' (I've seen this in another clue).
'pint' is an anagram of 'tinp'.
'tinp'+'late'='TINPLATE'
'serving' is the link.
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I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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