The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SINE
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More clues leading to the result SINE
- Function for mathematicians at home in the home counties
- Function popular when visiting the Home Counties
- Function of heads of state in Near East
- Function popular in the Home Counties
- Cicero's indefinitely put off function, role's close to end
- Without function
- Function of wickedness? Evil primarily!
- … without science, regularly
- Function without Latin
- Without function
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The straight part
We know that "function" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case function = sine.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 SINE mean?
SINE noun- In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.