The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word OPEN SHOP
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result OPEN SHOP
- Starts dance where engagement doesn’t require entering union
- Operation to accept mobile phones in non-unionised place
- Kind of workplace in Sweden, into free dance
- Space and quiet between works begin business
- Start business that limits union power
- Non-union business starts on hotel work
- Starts dance company with no restriction on labour
- Where Labour has unlimited access at work?
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The straight part
We know that "Kind of workplace" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case kind of workplace = open shop.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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