The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ECCLES
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ECCLES
- On way back, see about 250 in Greater Manchester town
- Shortly book place serving cakes?
- Book somewhere near Salford
- Milligan read him the first half of a good book somewhere in Lancashire
- Short Book of Goon?
- Book sliced in half Greater Manchester
- Kind of cake found in old book, cut by 50%
- Understand about storing a small quantity near lake in northern town
- Goon’s cake in town in Greater Manchester
- Witness about two hundred and fifty inside a northern town
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The straight part
We know that "Shortly book/place serving cakes?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case shortly book/place serving cakes? = eccles.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 ECCLES mean?
ECCLES noun- An icicle.
- (usually plural) The crest of a cock.
- A woodpecker.