Solution for 18 September cryptic crossword clue

Vacant factory, almost without dividing walls (4-4)

Solution – open plan

An office without dividing walls is said to be "open plan".

Vacant = open
Factory = plant

But the solution is open plan and that is where the "almost" part of the clue comes in.  It signals that "plant" is shortened to "plan".

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