The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 4 plus 3 plus 4 letter word ALL OVER THE SHOP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ALL OVER THE SHOP
- Disorderly house interrupting finished actor
- Where products might be displayed in disarray
- Widely dispersed characters from Oval help others batting
- Overworked retailer may be so disorganised
- Where can you finds items in store so disorganised?
- Clumsy pub landlord’s partner Seth dancing jig
- Where contents of overturned trolley might roll, in every direction
- Higgledy-piggledy of aisles?
- In a chaotic state, crazily has to help welcoming mistress?
- Have help, lost or otherwise in disarray
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The straight part
We know that "in every direction" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case in every direction = all over the shop.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.