Cryptic crossword clue
Avoid utter failure at the crease 4

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

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The straight part

We know that "Avoid/utter failure at the crease" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case avoid/utter failure at the crease = duck.

The cryptic/wordplay part

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What does DUCK mean?

1. To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
2. To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
3. To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
4. To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
5. To bow.
6. To evade doing something.
7. To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.
8. To enter a place for a short moment.

1. An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
2. Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
3. The flesh of a duck used as food.
4. A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
5. A playing card with the rank of two.
6. A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.
7. A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.
8. A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.
9. A cairn used to mark a trail.
10. One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.
11. A long-necked medical urinal for men.

1. A person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled.
2. An elected official who has lost the recent election or is not eligible for reelection and is marking time until leaving office.
3. A person who cannot fulfill their contracts.

1. A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
2. (in plural) Trousers made of such material.

1. A term of endearment; pet; darling.
2. Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).

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