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Coffee for reps ordered by oil company (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

espresso

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'coffee' is the definition.
(espresso is a kind of coffee)

'reps ordered by oil company' is the wordplay.
'ordered' indicates an anagram.
'by oil company' becomes 'esso' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'reps' with letters rearranged gives 'espr'.
'espr'+'esso'='ESPRESSO'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for espresso that I've seen before include "Italian-style coffee" , "Seep Ross into the coffee" , "Kind of coffee made with steam" , "Coffee made by forcing steam through grounds" , "Italian strong coffee traditionally in a little cup" .)

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