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Be a predictor of good area for wine shop (6)

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I believe the answer is:

bodega

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'for wine shop' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'be a predictor of good area' is the wordplay.
'be a predictor of' becomes 'bode' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation).
'bode'+'g'+'a'='BODEGA'

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(Other definitions for bodega that I've seen before include "warehouse for wine" , "Small Spanish grocery and wine store" , "Spanish grocery and wine shop" , "concern for alcohol" , "booze shop" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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