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Towards the end, almost getting coffee (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

latte

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

'towards the end almost getting' is the wordplay.
'towards' becomes 'at'.
'the end almost' becomes 'lte' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'getting' is an insertion indicator.
'at' placed inside 'lte' is 'LATTE'.

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(Other definitions for latte that I've seen before include "hot drink" , "Coffee beverage" , "frothy cup" , "Espresso with frothy milk" , "Frothy milky coffee" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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