The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word QUARTERS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result QUARTERS
- Equally divides accommodation
- Shares two pints with Queen and son
- Divides accommodation
- Severely reducesĀ living space
- One needs 23 rooms to live in?
- Accommodation in Seattleās ready
- Digs for foreign coins
- Divides into 4 residential units
- Change in America's directions
- Accommodation for sections of society
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What does QUARTERS mean?
QUARTERS noun- A fourth part of something.
- Place or position.
- Technical or specialized senses.
- Short forms.
- To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
- To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.
- To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
- To quartersaw.
- To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.
- Housing, barracks or other habitation or living space. Compare cuarto.
- (by extension) The place where someone or something lives
- A commonly played university drinking game in North America.
- Quarterfinals.