Cryptic crossword clue
Brothers returning for service 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "service" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case service = sorb.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SORB mean?

SORB noun
  1. The service tree, Sorbus domestica.
  2. Any of various related trees, including the wild service tree, S. torminalis, and the rowan, S. aucuparia.
  3. The fruit of any of these trees, especially of the service tree.
SORB verb
  1. To absorb or adsorb.

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