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Type of coffee — rep's working fuel? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

espresso

'type of coffee' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'rep's working fuel?' is the wordplay.
'working' is an anagram indicator.
'fuel?' becomes 'Esso' (Esso is a fuel company).
'reps' with letters rearranged gives 'espr'.
'espr'+'esso'='ESPRESSO'

(Other definitions for espresso that I've seen before include "Barista's beverage" , "Italian-style coffee" , "It's made by forcing steam through ground coffee beans" , "Coffee (S, not X)" , "This may keep someone awake!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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