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For the present, this part of tourist attraction remains open (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gift shop

'for the present this part of tourist attraction remains open' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'present this part of tourist attraction remains open' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'present' could be 'gift' (synonyms) and 'gift' is found within the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

(Other definitions for gift shop that I've seen before include "Store through which you are forced to pass on the way out?" , "Where to buy presents" , "Present store?" , "part of most museums?" , "Where to buy souvenirs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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