The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SCULLERY
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More clues leading to the result SCULLERY
- Row extremely raucously outside English servants' room
- Where dishwasher went cruelly wrong after last of rinses
- Rower hitting front of yacht sinks here, maybe
- Oarsman with Yankee in room by kitchen
- One has a row by rear of utility room next to kitchen
- Rower finally happy in a room by the kitchen
- One having a row at end of day in the kitchen
- Place for hard work where someone having a row’s unknown
- One who has rows with skivvy, finally, in kitchen
- One having a row close to pantry in part of kitchen
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The straight part
We know that "room next to kitchen" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case room next to kitchen = scullery.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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What does SCULLERY mean?
SCULLERY noun- A small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are done.