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Sort of coffee, say: one loves drinking it (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

philtre

'one loves drinking it' is the definition.
(philtre means a love potion)

'sort of coffee say' is the wordplay.
'sort of coffee' becomes 'filter' (filter coffee is a type of coffee).
'say' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'filter' sounds like 'PHILTRE'.

(Other definitions for philtre that I've seen before include "Love-potion" , "Exciting drink" , "It makes you love" , "Magic love potion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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