Cryptic crossword clue
Records collection chef keeps while first in England and Belgium 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CASEBOOK

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The straight part
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What does CASEBOOK mean?

CASEBOOK noun
  1. A collection of stories or accounts that can individually be described as cases.
  2. A kind of book, used predominantly in United States law schools, containing the text of court opinions in legal cases accompanied by analysis and related materials.

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