Another possible approach may be to define a RadComboBox as a CellTemplate and set it EmptyText property.
However, if none of those is appropriate for you, please share a bit more information about the way you define the grid and the implementation of the business objects for the grid and the column. Generally, any relevant detail or code-snippet would be helpful.
Best wishes,
Maya
the Telerik team
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