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"store" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often shop (4 letters).
Definitions
keep or lay aside for future use
Word origin
From Middle English store, stoure, storre, from Anglo-Norman stor, estore, estorr, estoer, and Old French estour, estor, from Latin īnstaurō.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonyms: storeroom, stockroom, warehouse, magazine (archaic)”
“This building used to be a store for old tires.”
“And his subjects wrung all they could wring Out of temple and palace and store.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Shop with shelves”5 letters
02“Retail place”5 letters
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