The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word HOSTEL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result HOSTEL
- The Spanish crowd heads for somewhere to stay
- Those active online get cheapish accommodation
- Army colonel’s last two rooms reasonably priced here
- English student pursues landlord for cheap place to stay
- Student’s first in one form of accommodation or another
- Lodge army next to railroad
- Son’s in one kind of accommodation or another
- One entertaining the Spanish in residence
- The lost losing little time stumbling into an inn
- Son occupying one type of accommodation or another
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The straight part
We know that "cheapish accommodation" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cheapish accommodation = hostel.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HOSTEL mean?
HOSTEL noun- A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel
- (not US) A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food
- A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge.
- To stay in a hostel as part of a travel