Cryptic crossword clue
A man held up for a long time  4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word YUGA

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The straight part
We know that "a long time" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a long time = yuga.
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What does YUGA mean?

YUGA noun
  1. In Hindu theology, an epoch or era within a cycle of four ages: the Satya Yuga (or Krita Yuga), the Dvapara Yuga, the Treta Yuga and finally the Kali Yuga, with lengths ranging from 432,000 to 1,728,000 years.

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