Finish off the Basmati a few times (6)
I believe the answer is:
thrice
'a few times' is the definition.
'thrice' can be an answer for 'times' (I have seen 'Several times' mean 'thrice' so perhaps 'times' could also mean 'thrice'). I'm unsure of the 'a few' bit.
'finish off the basmati' is the wordplay.
'finish off' means to remove the last letter.
'basmati' becomes 'rice' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'the' with its final letter removed is 'th'.
'th'+'rice'='THRICE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for thrice that I've seen before include "as it can be found in little titbits" , "Three-time" , "Archaic word for three times" , "Several times" , "On three occasions" .)