The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ROAD
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More clues leading to the result ROAD
- Stick round a thoroughfare
- Course in which Pole collects top grade
- Way American woman ignores British
- The way is wide, avoided by bishop
- Thoroughfare is wide, with one side closed off
- From pro, a different way
- Allegedly pulled a blade in the street
- Contracts essentially null and void for motorway, perhaps
- Way to say what Boatman did?
- Way a dung-beetle goes around upside-down
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The straight part
We know that "motorway, perhaps" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case motorway, perhaps = road.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ROAD mean?
ROAD noun- A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
- A road; or particularly a car, as a means of transportation.
- A path chosen in life or career.
- An underground tunnel in a mine.
- A railway or a single railway track.
- The act of riding on horseback.
- A hostile ride against a particular area; a raid.
- (often in the plural) A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor; a roadstead.
- A journey, or stage of a journey.
- A way or route.
- At the venue of the opposing team or competitor; on the road.
- (Slang) Having attributes, primarily masculine, suggesting a tendency towards minor crime. Usually used by youths endearingly; glorifying crime.