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Stuff with food and drink around midnight (7)

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I believe the answer is:

gingham

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'stuff' is the definition.
(gingham is a type of material)

'food and drink around midnight' is the wordplay.
'food' becomes 'ham' (ham is a kind of food).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'drink around' becomes 'gin' (gin is a kind of drink. I am not sure about the 'around' bit.).
'midnight' becomes 'g' (the middle letter in 'night').
'gin'+'g'='ging'
'ham' put after 'ging' is 'GINGHAM'.

'with' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for gingham that I've seen before include "Lightweight cotton fabric" , "Checked material" , "Fabric in a plaid weave" , "Striped or checked cotton cloth" , "Lightweight cotton cloth" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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