Cryptic crossword clue
Heavenly place is not be be given a row of shops

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PARADE

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The straight part
We know that "a row of shops" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a row of shops = parade.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PARADE mean?

PARADE noun
  1. An organized procession consisting of a series of consecutive displays, performances, exhibits, etc. displayed by moving down a street past a crowd of spectators.
  2. A procession of people moving down a street, organized to protest something.
  3. Any succession, series, or display of items.
  4. A line of goslings led by one parent and often trailed by the other.
  5. Pompous show; formal display or exhibition; outward show (as opposed to substance).
  6. An assembling of troops for inspection or to receive orders.
  7. Posture of defense; guard.
  8. The ground where a military display is held, or where troops are drilled.
  9. A public walk; a promenade; now used in street names.
  10. (collective) (uncommon) A term of venery denoting a herd of elephants on the move.
PARADE verb
  1. To march in or as if in a procession.
  2. To cause (someone) to march in or as if in a procession; to display or show (something) during a procession.
  3. To exhibit in a showy or ostentatious manner.
  4. To march past.
  5. To march through or along; (of a vehicle) to move slowly through or along.
  6. To assemble to receive orders.
  7. To assemble (soldiers, sailors) for inspection, to receive orders, etc.
  8. (of geese and other waterfowl) To march in a line led by one parent and often trailed by the other.

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