The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 plus 5 letter word GENERAL STORE
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More clues leading to the result GENERAL STORE
- Army officers moved quickly leaving retail outlet
- Shop offering drunk ale, no regrets!
- Kind of shop officers ran
- Officers rent shop
- Ike and Monty rent a shop
- Officers rushed into village shop
- Army officers ran non-specialist shop
- Isn’t it particular what it sells?
- Soldier-husband who tries to supply all one’s needs
- Army men charged convenience outlet
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "convenience outlet" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case convenience outlet = general store.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.