Cryptic crossword clue
Decline to support college being reduced by 50% 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "Decline" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case decline = balk.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BALK mean?

BALK noun
  1. An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
  2. The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
  3. Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".
  4. A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
  5. A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.
  6. An omission.
  7. A deceptive motion; a feint.
  8. The area of the table lying behind the line from which the cue ball is initially shot, and from which a ball in hand must be played.
  9. The area of the table lying behind the baulk line.
  10. The rope by which fishing nets are fastened together.
BALK verb
  1. To pass over or by.
  2. To omit, miss or overlook by chance.
  3. To miss intentionally; to avoid.
  4. To stop, check, block.
  5. To stop short and refuse to go on.
  6. To refuse suddenly.
  7. To disappoint; to frustrate.
  8. To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.
  9. To leave or make balks in.
  10. To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.
BALK verb
  1. To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.

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