The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 plus 7 letter word WEATHER STATION
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result WEATHER STATION
- Met employees here having come through Waterloo?
- Observation post observing conditions on area with test ground
- It’s another wet start to afternoon, possibly? Get that info from here
- If told, saint to go round where Meteorologists work
- Male sheep reportedly with a base at a meteorological observation post
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The straight part
We know that "Observation post observing conditions" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case observation post observing conditions = weather station.The cryptic/wordplay part
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