The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word CHESTERFIELD
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result CHESTERFIELD
- See one bit of farm somewhere in Derbyshire
- Cheer runners crossing street in Derbyshire town
- Derbyshire town developing leftish creed
- Applaud those running across street in Derbyshire town
- Sofa in box with lid free to be moved
- 5 After Reformation heretics fled town
- Sofa where money maybe stored given to Comic Relief fund ultimately
- Seat in city area
- NW city attracting competitors in Midlands town
- Sofa idler fetches to relax
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The straight part
We know that "Sofa" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sofa = chesterfield.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 CHESTERFIELD mean?
CHESTERFIELD noun- A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
- Any couch or sofa.