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Like some lattes from pub in island that closes early (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skinny

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'like some lattes' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'pub in island that closes early' is the wordplay.
'pub' becomes 'inn' (an inn is a type of pub).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'island' becomes 'sk' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'that closes' indicates one should take the final letters (I've seen 'close of' mean this (the letter which ends or closes the word)).
The last letter of 'early' is 'y'.
'sk'+'y'='sky'
'inn' going inside 'sky' is 'SKINNY'.

'from' is the link.

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(Other definitions for skinny that I've seen before include "Pejoratively thin" , "Type of dip" , "stout? Certainly not!" , "Very slim" , "far from stout!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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