The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word OPEN-PLAN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result OPEN-PLAN
- Start to devise style in office
- Love to write schedule without divisions
- Sort of prison, basic, not one without walls
- Without walls round US prison, spy finally escaping
- Switching on Apple with new version of office
- Work on network involves writer describing many an office
- Start factory, mostly having no dividing walls
- 30 design, 30 of inner 27 downs?
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The straight part
We know that "style in office" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case style in office = open-plan.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 OPEN-PLAN mean?
OPEN-PLAN adjective- Having large rooms with few dividing barriers such as partitions.