The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 4 plus 4 letter word WHITE HART LANE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result WHITE HART LANE
- Resort wealthier than London stadium
- Old football stadium messed about with near the Arsenal, vacated
- Beaten 3-0! What a place to see it happen?
- Sporting arena with the ultimate in football on display inside?
- If Spurs primarily not there, getting confused with the Arsenal 7?
- Wife adjusted leather hat in sports ground
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The straight part
We know that "Old football stadium" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case old football stadium = white hart lane.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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