Cryptic crossword clue
Customers of SPAR not fickle 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PATRONS

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The straight part
We know that "Customers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case customers = patrons.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PATRONS mean?

PATRONS noun
  1. One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
  2. An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
  3. A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
  4. (Roman law) A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.
  5. One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
  6. A padrone.
  7. A property owner, a landlord, a master. (Compare patroon.)
PATRONS verb
  1. To be a patron of; to patronize; to favour.
  2. To treat as a patron.

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