The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PIZZERIA
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More clues leading to the result PIZZERIA
- Restaurant with nothing sent back, nothing cut, one initially assumes
- Nothing American about unusual Azeri restaurant
- No square meals in this restaurant?
- Restaurant‘s pie containing two mystery ingredients, right one appetising at first
- River Dart about to go around middle-sized restaurant
- Quay containing zones gets excellent return for restaurant
- Anger rising in square that’s lost a restaurant
- Italian passing over 0-0 is 1-0 up – ace!
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The straight part
We know that "Restaurant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case restaurant = pizzeria.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 PIZZERIA mean?
PIZZERIA noun- A restaurant that bakes and sells pizzas.