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Draw out minutes and sort (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

milk

'draw out' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'minutes and sort' is the wordplay.
'minutes' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'sort' becomes 'ilk' (ilk can mean a type or kind).
'm'+'ilk'='MILK'

(Other definitions for milk that I've seen before include "an early delivery?" , "Use" , "White liquid" , "Extract money from" , "Source of cream/butter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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