The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SHIPYARD
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SHIPYARD
- Carts pulled up filled with fruit in dock
- Craft I spy had first of repairs here?
- Shy pair nervous on date at first – this may help float their boat?
- Craft building here, one practically empty in London skyscraper
- Carts overturned carrying fruit for Harland & Wolff?
- Odd bits broken off simply held in fragment, where vessels built
- Trucks back round trendy place of craftwork?
- Junk shop?
- Send hauling cart up to the place where vessels are built
- Trendy to board low horse carts going north to the place where boats are built
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The straight part
We know that "where vessels built" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case where vessels built = shipyard.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 SHIPYARD mean?
SHIPYARD noun- A place where ships are built and repaired.