The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 4 letter word STUDIO FLAT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result STUDIO FLAT
- Stupidly fail to dust apartment
- Boss and I recently cut accommodation
- Boss and I recently restricted in cramped accommodation?
- Space for painting needed by dull little apartment
- 24 will have a loft, I fancy, for what might amount to 21?
- I dust a loft to be converted in restrictive accommodation
- Accommodation for boss, one mostly recently
- Digs snazzy lad's outfit
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "restrictive accommodation" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case restrictive accommodation = studio flat.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.