Coffee: French are to urge termination of Americano (8)
I believe the answer is:
espresso
'coffee' is the definition.
(espresso is a kind of coffee)
'french are to urge termination of americano' is the wordplay.
'french are' becomes 'es' ('are' in French).
'to urge' becomes 'press' (synonyms).
'termination of' indicates one should take the final letters (the letter which terminates the word).
The last letter of 'americano' is 'o'.
'es'+'press'+'o'='ESPRESSO'
(Other definitions for espresso that I've seen before include "Italian-style coffee" , "Barista's beverage" , "Steamed coffee" , "Strong coffee made with steam machine" , "Italian strong coffee traditionally in a little cup" .)