The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CATERING
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More clues leading to the result CATERING
- Providing food for pet close to Alice with a strange grin
- Get in car ordered to find supply of food
- Processed grain etc, providing food
- Cringe at sloppy serving
- Worrying about empty table supplying food
- Maybe Queen Anne’s last call for provision of food
- Get car in for repair — and service?
- Worrying about the heartless activity at event
- Creating trouble working in the kitchen
- Kind to take note, providing sustenance
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The straight part
We know that "providing sustenance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case providing sustenance = catering.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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What does CATERING mean?
CATERING verb- To provide, particularly:
- To place, set, move, or cut diagonally or rhomboidally.
- The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
- The business of providing such services for special occasions.
- The act of one who caters (to something).