Cryptic crossword clue
English politician beginning to organise broadcast about stores 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "stores" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stores = emporia.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does EMPORIA mean?

EMPORIA noun
  1. A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace.
  2. A shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale; a department store; (with a descriptive word) a shop specializing in particular goods.
  3. A business set up to enable foreign traders to engage in commerce in a country; a factory (now the more common term).
  4. (by extension) The brain.

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