Crossword Genius

Where consumers found coach after commotion outside home? (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dining room

'where consumers found' is the definition.
(where people consuming food are found)

'coach after commotion outside home?' is the wordplay.
'coach' becomes 'groom' (both can mean to train or prepare).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'commotion' becomes 'din' (synonyms).
'outside' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (outside can mean adjacent to).
'home?' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'din'+'in'='dinin'
'groom' put after 'dinin' is 'DINING-ROOM'.

(Other definitions for dining room that I've seen before include "mess" , "eating-place" , "Where meals are eaten" , "refectory" , "place for courses?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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