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Starts making on cooktop, having a coffee (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mocha

'coffee' is the definition.
(mocha is a kind of coffee)

'starts making on cooktop having a' is the wordplay.
'starts' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'making on cooktop having' is 'moch'.
'moch'+'a'='MOCHA'

(Other definitions for mocha that I've seen before include "Strong dark coffee" , "Coffee flavour" , "Fine-quality coffee" , "It may end up as grounds" , "Leather" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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