The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 5 letter word EAST INDIA
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More clues leading to the result EAST INDIA
- Varied Asian diet here?
- European can start to deal in another continent — here, maybe?
- Old part of Asia rejecting assistance fools advanced after cessation of trade
- Company responsible for a subcontinent's subjugation
- This company lost stock at the Boston tea party
- Company the British kept?
- Infamous company came via choppy sea, collected money and rejected assistance
- Raj started with this company
- Crafty ideas to acquire money — area where the British set up shop
- Company that set up a rule?
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The straight part
We know that "where the British set up shop" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case where the british set up shop = east india.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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