The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word STEVENAGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result STEVENAGE
- Drama about calm Herts town
- Town put together around square
- Wise to save time even in Herts town
- Hertfordshire town just entering a period of growth
- English town is flat in part
- Flat in raised area in Herts town
- Flat held by coach of League One club
- New town is not odd in a period
- Point that’s secured fair for football team
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "football/team" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case football/team = stevenage.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.