The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BOSS
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More clues leading to the result BOSS
- Leader sobs when upset
- Stud manager
- Person managing excellent American stud
- Manager back in harness, so busy
- Cry over small employer
- Leader to cry when overthrown by rebels ultimately
- Excellent point that’s raised
- Master mariner wearing breeches inside out
- Leader browses regularly
- To me, the Indy crossword editor is a stud
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The straight part
We know that "bully" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bully = boss.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 BOSS mean?
BOSS noun- A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
- A person in charge of a business or company.
- A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
- The head of a political party in a given region or district.
- A term of address to a man.
- An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
- Wife.
- To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
- Of excellent quality, first-rate.
- A swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.
- A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.
- A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.
- A protrusion, frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
- A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
- A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
- A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.
- A head or reservoir of water.
- To decorate with bosses; to emboss.
- A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.