The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GLUE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result GLUE
- Stick contents of bulges out
- Gel's used regularly as binding material
- This size, OS, is not right for OU gels
- Unhappy as book’s swapped for good adhesive
- Stick leg out covering middle of rug
- Note student regularly uses gum
- Stick with sled that’s good going west
- Bond, an agent with sticking power
- Paste menu’s logo evenly over displays
- St. Moritz sport with good climbing stick
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What does GLUE mean?
GLUE noun- A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
- Anything that binds two things or people together.
- Birdlime.
- To join or attach something using glue.
- To cause something to adhere closely to; to follow attentively.