What does the cryptic crossword clue "Crowd’s customary welcome for 9 includes seedy motel vacancy (4,2,3)" mean?

The wordplay uses an anagram. anagram of ROOT (synonym="to cheer for/crowd’s customary welcome for someone like Joe Root/answer to 9 when coming into the field – “to root for Root”") + MOTEL (synonym="seedy") = ROOMTOLET The answer is ROOMTOLET.

Crowd’s customary welcome for 9 includes seedy motel vacancy (4,2,3)

Guardian Cryptic #29559 | 7 Down | 2024-12-06 flower

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