The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 7 letter word PRESS GALLERY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PRESS GALLERY
- Squeeze right into ship where hacks might be found
- Iron ship keeping right area for journalists
- Iron ship propelled by oars includes right place for reporters
- Crowd largely out of control in area set aside for reporters
- Where journalists may be found after crowd largely dispersed
- Allergy developed by force in designated area of Parliament
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The straight part
We know that "hacks might be found" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hacks might be found = press gallery.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.