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Cautious store receiving censure (10)

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I believe the answer is:

deliberate

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'cautious' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'store receiving censure' is the wordplay.
'store' becomes 'deli' (deli is a kind of store).
'receiving censure' becomes 'berate' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'deli'+'berate'='DELIBERATE'

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(Other definitions for deliberate that I've seen before include "Premeditated" , "Cautious" , "Ponder" , "Carefully thought out" , "Done intentionally" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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