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Kind of shop officers ran (7,5)

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I believe the answer is:

general store

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'kind of shop' is the definition.
'general store' can be an answer for 'shop' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'kind of' bit.

'officers ran' is the wordplay.
'officers' becomes 'generals' (general is a kind of officer).
'ran' becomes 'tore' (tear can mean to run fast).
'generals'+'tore'='GENERAL STORE'

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(Other definitions for general store that I've seen before include "trading post" , "village shop" , "Shop selling miscellaneous range of goods" , "Retail outlet" , "Shop carrying a broad range of goods" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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