The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 2 plus 4 letter word GIVE OR TAKE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result GIVE OR TAKE
- Roughly what we do as presents are handed out?
- Writer’s got rake fixed outside, not far off
- Choice to make between altruism and greed — that’s about right
- Allowing for error, over-age kit is thrown out
- Approximately Robin Hood’s dilemma over low earners?
- Near enough to be involved in one of two charitable actions?
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The straight part
We know that "that’s about right" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case that’s about right = give or take.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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