Fellow delayed drinking drop of coffee (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
flat white
'coffee' is the definition.
'fellow delayed drinking drop' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'F' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'delayed' becomes 'late' (running late).
'drinking' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters are consumed or drunk).
'drop' becomes 'whit' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'late' going around 'whit' is 'latwhite'.
'f'+'latwhite'='FLAT WHITE'
'of' is the link.
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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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