The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word GOLF CLUB
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result GOLF CLUB
- Driver, say, hit back and forth?
- Beat back rookie grabbing learner driver, maybe
- Whip-round by group for driver?
- Wood to sell back disco?
- Sell up and hit a place for folk who swing?
- Wood perhaps to sell on the counter, one of thirteen
- Where you may see many a sporty drinker and driver?
- Driver perhaps hit reversing, then hit again
- Driver, for example, that’s needed here
- Say driver of bull, coaxing exhausted animal
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The straight part
We know that "Where you may see many a sporty drinker /driver" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case where you may see many a sporty drinker /driver = golf club.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.
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