The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WISH
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More clues leading to the result WISH
- Smart suppressing singular desire
- Women’s group’s hot desire
- Desire is seen in women's hearts
- Request one’s placed between wife and husband
- Desire is coming between extremes of wrath
- Desire is bringing wife and husband together
- Group of females don't speak for long (4
- Wife lives with hot desire
- Wife lives on Henry’s whim
- Maybe well-made goal
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The straight part
We know that "Desire" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case desire = wish.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does WISH mean?
WISH noun- A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
- An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power.
- The thing desired or longed for.
- A water meadow.
- To desire; to want.
- To hope (+ object clause with may or in present subjunctive).
- (followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome).
- (ditransitive) To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).
- (followed by to and an infinitive) To request or desire to do an activity.
- To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.