The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word TALK SHOP
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TALK SHOP
- Lectures bound to discuss work matters
- Shunned by society, stems endless desire to discuss work
- Skip following lectures and discuss business
- Discuss business in express store
- Get down to business at post-summit dance
- Skip following lectures to discuss business
- Say what’s in store when meeting colleagues?
- Gossips going to dance discuss business
- Discuss work issues off duty in social after negotiations
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The straight part
We know that "Discuss work issue/s/ off duty" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case discuss work issue/s/ off duty = talk shop.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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