Cryptic crossword clue
Boxes unopened – Cornish port has standards! 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "standards" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case standards = pars.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PARS mean?

PARS noun
  1. Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.
  2. Equality of condition or circumstances.
  3. (mostly uncountable) The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.
  4. A hole in which a player achieves par.
  5. An amount which is taken as an average or mean.
PARS verb
  1. To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.
PARS noun
  1. Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.
  2. A young leveret.

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