A drink in the late afternoon (3)

I believe the answer is:

tea

'a drink' is the definition.
(tea is a drink)

'in the late afternoon' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'TEA' is hidden in the letters of 'late afternoon'.

(Other definitions for tea that I've seen before include "brewer's product" , "Eg, gunpowder, pekoe" , "Oolong, for example" , "US party" , "Meal/drink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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