### Clue: A heartless teacher about to get a sort of bean (7)
### Answer: ARABICA 
 ### Explanation: Definition: a sort of bean
 A + "rabbi"(a qualified teacher of Jewish religious law) **minus its central letter**(heartless) + CA(abbrev. for "circa";about in terms of dates or points in time).
Defn: … originally from Ethiopia used to brew coffee.