The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 1 plus 4 letter word OF A SORT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result OF A SORT
- Berlioz finally ignored fussy sforzato, in a way
- Rough circle men got into quickly
- Oaf’s to run about, in a way
- Inferior: far too loose round head of screw
- Inferior sofas or tables? 7 in a row
- Cockney has to enter old stronghold that’s rather inferior
- Inferior sofa damaged by wine quietly removed
- Not exact, but so far to travel
- Inferior far too haphazard about last part of duties
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The straight part
We know that "Not exact" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case not exact = of a sort.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.