The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BARRACKS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result BARRACKS
- Military building’s block with stretchers
- … Supports housing a minister in military accommodation
- Private quarters
- For the rest of the men, it is jeers
- Demonstrates hostility to private accommodation
- Stand in pubs giving insults
- Poles taking strain making camp
- Military quarters forbid instruments of torture
- Heckles a bishop in seconds
- Loudly criticises accommodation
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The straight part
We know that "Camp" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case camp = barracks.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.
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What does BARRACKS mean?
BARRACKS noun- (chiefly in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
- (chiefly in the plural) primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes
- (chiefly in the plural) any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building
- A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
- (usually in the plural) A police station.
- To house military personnel; to quarter.
- To live in barracks.
- To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.
- To cheer for or support a team.
- A group of buildings used by military personnel as housing.