The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MOTEL
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More clues leading to the result MOTEL
- Speck of dust perhaps left in commercial building
- From limo, telephone place where drivers stay?
- Second phone needed in stopover for guest
- Spot large place to stop over
- Find travel stop up in Seattle tomorrow
- Overnight accommodation the French fellow set up
- Dummy swapping diamonds for time in temporary accommodation
- A place to stay in a remote location
- Speck of dust left in lodge
- Allow order to return in traveller’s accommodation
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The straight part
We know that "travel stop" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case travel stop = motel.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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What does MOTEL mean?
MOTEL noun- A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms the entrances of which are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to automobiles parked there.
- A low-cost short-stay hotel, often with hourly rates rather than daily rates, and notorious for permitting illicit sexual activities; love hotel.
- To stay in a motel or motels.