The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 3 letter word AT SEA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result AT SEA
- Confused when sailing?
- Lost? Take a satnav regularly when going north
- Adrift on the water
- Where junk may be / all over the shop
- Lost, in the main?
- Where flounders may be found floundering
- Not like admirals in Whitehall to be disorganised
- Where one might find nine in a confused state
- Some boats easily might be this
- Fly half blocks ace twice in confusion
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The straight part
We know that "Where junk may be/all over the shop" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case where junk may be/all over the shop = at sea.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.