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Multi-level shop looked to have a late opening? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

storeyed

'multi-level' is the definition.
(having multiple storeys)

'shop looked to have a late opening?' is the wordplay.
'shop' becomes 'store' (synonyms).
'looked' becomes 'eyed' (eyeing is a kind of looking).
'to have a late opening?' means to remove the first letter (the word begins later than normal).
'eyed' with its initial letter removed is 'yed'.
'store'+'yed'='STOREYED'

(Other definitions for storeyed that I've seen before include "Having sets of rooms on different levels" , "having several floors?" , "(Of building) having several levels" , "As type of building" , "(Of a building) having floors" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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