Cryptic crossword clue
Cocktail or swig of Scotch clubs left out 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "Cocktail" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cocktail = sour.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SOUR mean?

SOUR noun
  1. The sensation of a sour taste.
  2. A drink made with whiskey, lemon or lime juice and sugar.
  3. (by extension) Any cocktail containing lemon or lime juice.
  4. A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.
  5. The acidic solution used in souring fabric.
SOUR verb
  1. To make sour.
  2. To become sour.
  3. To spoil or mar; to make disenchanted.
  4. To become disenchanted.
  5. To make (soil) cold and unproductive.
  6. To macerate (lime) and render it fit for plaster or mortar.
  7. To process (fabric) after bleaching, using hydrochloric acid or sulphuric acid to wash out the lime.
SOUR adjective
  1. Having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste.
  2. Made rancid by fermentation, etc.
  3. Tasting or smelling rancid.
  4. (of a person's character) Peevish or bad-tempered.
  5. (of soil) Excessively acidic and thus infertile.
  6. (of petroleum) Containing excess sulfur.
  7. Unfortunate or unfavorable.
  8. Off-pitch, out of tune.

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