The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PANTRY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result PANTRY
- Slate sample in store
- Crack on slate in storeroom
- Where food may be - in crack at bottom of cooking vessel
- Sleep being upset, go in room with food
- Ask questions as insect gets inside food store
- Long line for food store
- Pot to taste in food store
- With cooking utensil, check out food store
- Pot to go in larder
- Criticise taste where food may have been stored
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The straight part
We know that "store" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case store = pantry.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 PANTRY mean?
PANTRY noun- A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage and/or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.