Cryptic crossword clue
Defensive blunder by father leaves one hopping! 4

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

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The straight part

We know that "one hopping" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one hopping = frog.

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What does FROG mean?

1. A small tailless amphibian of the order Anura that typically hops.
2. The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached.
3. Road. Shorter, more common form of frog and toad.
4. The depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick.
5. An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood.
6. The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running-rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof).

1. To hunt or trap frogs.
2. To use a pronged plater to transfer (cells) to another plate.
3. To spatchcock (a chicken).

1. A French person.
2. A French-speaking person from Quebec.

1. A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulder belt.
2. An ornate fastener for clothing consisting of an oblong button (covered with netted thread), toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop.

1. To ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs.

1. To unravel part of (a knitted garment) while knitting it in order to correct a mistake.

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