The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BRIE
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More clues leading to the result BRIE
- Female leaves instruction to barrister to make cheese
- Cheese not lasting long, for the most part
- Shortly advise dairy product
- Cheese not lasting long when cut
- French cheese that is inferior to British
- In short, there’s no female candidate for board?
- Gabrielle hides the cheese
- Cheese fly flies off in no time
- Orders to discard fine cheese
- Berliner oddly taken with cheese
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The straight part
We know that "Cheese" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cheese = brie.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 BRIE mean?
BRIE noun- A variety of soft, mild French cheese made from cow's milk.