The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MEAT
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More clues leading to the result MEAT
- Reportedly proper beef, say
- Ham possibly putting Come Together over the air
- Male to consume something from the butcher
- The writer secures food with a fine food-store
- Bacon, for one, made extremely vacuous art
- Substance team-mate, before or after break, abused
- Gathered round a grub, say
- Prime attraction showing prime cut, perhaps
- Starter of mutton to devour?
- Might it serve to give one the chop?
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The straight part
We know that "Bacon, for one" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bacon, for one = meat.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does MEAT mean?
MEAT noun- The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food.
- A type of meat, by anatomic position and provenance.
- Food, for animals or humans, especially solid food. See also meat and drink.
- A type of food, a dish.
- A meal.
- Meal; flour.
- Any relatively thick, solid part of a fruit, nut etc.
- A penis.
- The best or most substantial part of something.
- The sweet spot of a bat or club (in cricket, golf, baseball etc.).
- A meathead.
- (Australian Aboriginal) A totem, or (by metonymy) a clan or clansman which uses it.