The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 plus 5 letter word BOWLING ALLEY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result BOWLING ALLEY
- Where one can get a spare dish in ship's kitchen
- Where one may get spares down the lane?
- Basin in the kitchen where one might hear pins drop
- Spare place that’s used by cook at sea?
- Where a strike will be the best option
- Drink in kitchen, where you may hear a pin drop
- Dish in kitchen where they’re all hoping for a strike
- Dish in kitchen where pins are scattered
- Recreational facility in between two vessels
- Where you can get a spare container in kitchen
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "where pins are scattered" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case where pins are scattered = bowling alley.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.