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Finished drink, partly a coincidence (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overlap

'partly a coincidence' is the definition.
(two things which coincide might overlap)

'finished drink' is the wordplay.
'finished' becomes 'over' (similar in meaning).
'drink' becomes 'lap' (to lap is to drink up).
'over'+'lap'='OVERLAP'

(Other definitions for overlap that I've seen before include "Partly coincide in time, area etc" , "bit of a coincidence" , "Partially coincide" , "as do the signs you can see in libraries" , "Project" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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