The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PERT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PERT
- Sassy pro bumping off former partner
- Saucy, obstreperous about shows
- Jaunty maestro can't accommodate divorced wife?
- Time traveller going backward and forward
- Right to interrupt indulged person, impudent
- Saucy, for a time
- Saucy material turns up on time
- What’s that, painted pink? It’s theft!
- Jaunty Pierrot regularly missing
- Bold 3 17, in full
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The straight part
We know that "Bold" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bold = pert.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PERT mean?
PERT noun- An impudent person.
- To behave with pertness.
- (of a person) Attractive.
- (of a part of the body) Well-formed, shapely.
- Lively; alert and cheerful; bright.
- (especially of children or social inferiors) Cheeky, impertinent.
- Open; evident; unhidden; apert.
- Clever.