The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word REGISTRY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result REGISTRY
- Boy is to attempt record collection
- Records office, say, is to attempt tracking source of records
- Judge again accepts servicemen’s official record
- Place for records about central point on railway
- Return of Queen — sense overlapping sample record collection
- Hear again about soldier’s PC database
- Place of record concerning soldiers shot
- Record tigers being let loose on railway
- Make another effort to incorporate soldiers’ records here
- Database regarding significance of railway
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The straight part
We know that "Record" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case record = registry.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 REGISTRY mean?
REGISTRY noun- A building in which things are registered or where registers are kept.
- A record; an account; a register.
- The act of registering; registration.
- A database of configuration settings etc. maintained by the Microsoft Windows operating system.