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At last minute grabbing time for coffee (5)

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I believe the answer is:

latte

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'for coffee' is the definition.
(type of coffee drink)

'at last minute grabbing time' is the wordplay.
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'last' suggests the final letters.
'grabbing' becomes 'lat' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
The last letter of 'minute' is 'e'.
'lat'+'t'='latt'
'e' put after 'latt' is 'LATTE'.

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(Other definitions for latte that I've seen before include "Italian word for milk" , "Espresso coffee and milk" , "Style of coffee" , "White coffee" , "Coffee beverage" .)

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