The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 3 letter word TEA URN
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More clues leading to the result TEA URN
- Samovar, say, freak of nature?
- Nature could be somewhere to find refreshment
- Gold found in bird’s drinks dispenser
- Odd nature of drink dispenser
- Each in sequence for drink dispenser
- Initially, each apprentice in turn gets catering equipment
- Samovar‘s odd nature
- Source of drink’s curious nature
- Eat out on badly run vessel
- Aren’t excited about university’s refreshment facility
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "drinks dispenser" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case drinks dispenser = tea urn.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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