The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word FIND
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More clues leading to the result FIND
- Auditor’s punished for discovery
- Discovery made by European leaving Norway behind, going to Germany
- Discover auditor’s penalised
- Judicially determine how one may be legally punished in hearing
- To discover, first investigate — never dismiss initially
- Chance upon flipper on far end of mound
- Discover tender traded only with India
- Come across heartless devil
- Catch thief in dark clothes
- Uncover inside coffin depository
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The straight part
We know that "Chance upon" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case chance upon = find.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 FIND mean?
FIND noun- Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.
- The act of finding.
- To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
- To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
- (ditransitive) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end.
- To gain, as the object of desire or effort.
- To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
- To point out.
- (ditransitive) To decide that, to discover that, to form the opinion that.
- To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish.
- To supply; to furnish.
- To provide for
- To determine or judge.
- To discover game.