The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 5 letter word GREASY SPOON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result GREASY SPOON
- Sellers perhaps entertaining a variety of reps, say, in cafe
- Order sponge that’s cut or a piece of cake inside cafe
- Good rule to start with: go gently with lovemaking in cafe
- Terribly gassy after eating regular fries and eggs in extremely plain eatery
- Sponge, say, or exotic food cooked here?
- Go with person, say, after work to find cheap cafe
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The straight part
We know that "cheap cafe" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cheap cafe = greasy spoon.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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