The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ANTEROOM
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More clues leading to the result ANTEROOM
- Lobby that’s new in café, area to the front
- Rising, smoker fell over in chamber
- Reception from mountain over northern heath
- Waiters here act heartlessly? No more ordered!
- Retired footballer faced by six-footer in waiting area
- A set of books astronomer set up in reception area
- A northern cafe without a foyer
- Lobby to return wilderness alongside volcano
- Article on legal discussion about engineers rejected in outer chamber
- Place to cool one’s heels when climbing, right inside low volcano
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The straight part
We know that "chamber" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case chamber = anteroom.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 ANTEROOM mean?
ANTEROOM noun- A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room.