The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CAFE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result CAFE
- Some music, a feature in place of refreshment
- Small restaurant needing cleaning originally, some wiping floor
- Kept in attic, a feculent greasy spoon, perhaps
- Workplace offering the daily grind
- Angry Face? Here, you can stuff that!
- Place to stop for refreshment in retro pie factory?
- A source of food in church outlet
- Coffee bar in arabica festival
- Face-off in a coffee bar
- Empty coffee packets, lids of Americanos, frappes found here
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Place to stop for refreshment" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case place to stop for refreshment = cafe.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 CAFE mean?
CAFE noun- A convenience store, originally one that sold coffee and similar basic items.
- A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.
- A small restaurant of any genre.