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Stripping off, one with the hump needs air con fixed - not a cold drink! (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

americano

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'drink' is the definition.
(type of coffee drink)

'stripping off one with the hump needs air con fixed not a cold' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'one' could be 'me' (a setter might use 'one' to humourously mean 'me') and 'me' is located in the answer.
an anagram of 'air' is 'ari' which is located in the remaining letters.
'not' could be 'no' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'no' is found in the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
'cold' could be 'c' (eg on taps) and 'c' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for americano that I've seen before include "Espresso diluted with hot water" , "drink" , "Style of coffee" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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