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English journalists inside like this coffee (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

espresso

'coffee' is the definition.
(I know that espresso is a type of coffee)

'english journalists inside like this' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'journalists' becomes 'press' (the press can mean the newspaper industry).
'inside' is an insertion indicator.
'like this' becomes 'so' ('like so').
'press' placed into 'so' is 'spresso'.
'e'+'spresso'='ESPRESSO'

(Other definitions for espresso that I've seen before include "Kind of coffee made with steam" , "This may keep someone awake!" , "Kind of shot" , "Coffee (S, not X)" , "Coffee made by forcing steam through grounds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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