The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BORDELLO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BORDELLO
- Where one pays for the other doorbell to be fixed
- Doorbell fitted to sex workers’ house
- Congress here offered new doorbell
- Fancy doorbell, but not a respectable place
- Reportedly far from excited with topless greeting in house of ill repute
- Low place in borough?
- “No way!” — sound angry with lack of women around this establishment
- Knocking shop‘s doorbell for a change
- Doorbell broken — here one’s invited to knock!
- Dubious place for cranky old boiler with no current
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The straight part
We know that "establishment" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case establishment = bordello.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.
What does BORDELLO mean?
BORDELLO noun- A brothel