The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word WINE LIST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result WINE LIST
- What waiter brings perhaps is left in wet, dissolving
- Good sense to include winter pear in what restaurant may offer
- Secure almost the best bottles shown initially here?
- After success, priest goes on street — one may have champagne
- Success with different tiles where red or white chosen?
- We instil variation into menu …
- Overheard complaint initially about student that waiter brings?
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The straight part
We know that "what restaurant may offer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what restaurant may offer = wine list.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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