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English therefore brought round squash drink machine (8)

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I believe the answer is:

espresso

'drink machine' is the definition.
(machine for making an espresso)

'english therefore brought round squash' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'therefore' becomes 'so' ('so' can mean 'consequently' or 'therefore').
'brought round' is an insertion indicator.
'squash' becomes 'press' (I've seen this in other clues).
'so' going around 'press' is 'spresso'.
'e'+'spresso'='ESPRESSO'

(Other definitions for espresso that I've seen before include "It's made by forcing steam through ground coffee beans" , "Seep Ross into the coffee" , "Coffee-making machine" , "This may keep someone awake!" , "that's stimulating" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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