The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 4 letter word SWEET SPOT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SWEET SPOT
- Pleasant area in the middle of a club?
- Best part of golf club: desserts and something to smoke
- Confectioner’s outlet, the best place for making contact?
- Confectionery and drugs providing an optimum combination of qualities
- First worries raised about electronic part of racket?
- Roughly two steps around base of device, best point of contact
- Small tee between posts damaged part of golf club?
- Best point to target treat jar
- The best contact point for chocoholics?
- Mention of rooms fronting place of entertainment — ideal sportsman’s place?
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The straight part
We know that "part of golf club?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case part of golf club? = sweet spot.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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