The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word PALL MALL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result PALL MALL
- Prime Minister receives everyone — everyone inWestminster thoroughfare
- Capital street parking wholly in front of shopping centre
- Way for London to lose its attraction and shopping centre
- Old woman’s charged four pounds after parking on a London street
- Way in which cloud descends on shopping centre
- Punch-up involving everyone left in game
- London street in the afternoon has everyone and everything
- Everyone sits in afternoon, then everyone follows London street
- Prime Minister admits everything, before entire Westminster area
- Way in Westminster political leader, bit by bit, gets followed by everyone
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The straight part
We know that "Way for London" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case way for london = pall mall.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.