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Near end of shift, drink for hotel employee (5-6)

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I believe the answer is:

night porter

'hotel employee' is the definition.

'near end of shift drink' is the wordplay.
'near' becomes 'nigh' (synonyms).
'end of shift' becomes 't' (final letter of the word shift).
'drink' becomes 'porter' (porter is a kind of drink).
'nigh'+'t'+'porter'='NIGHT-PORTER'

'for' acts as a link.

(Another definition for night porter that I've seen is " Building attendant for the hours of darkness".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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