The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RAMP
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More clues leading to the result RAMP
- One with an inclination to swindle
- Swindle going unchecked puts worker perhaps off
- Drive up price of sheep dip finally
- Swindle run by a policeman
- Tuppence divided up in bank
- Revolutionary upmarket housing swindle
- Criticism about marks in entry to underground car park?
- One’s inclined to strike with Popular Front
- Incline to drive quietly
- Beast next to end of steep slope
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The straight part
We know that "Drive up price" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case drive up price = ramp.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RAMP mean?
RAMP noun- An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
- A road that connects a freeway to a surface street or another freeway.
- A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport
- A large parking area in an airport for aircraft, for loading and unloading or for storage (see also apron)
- A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.
- A speed bump.
- A leap or bound.
- A concave bend at the top or cap of a railing, wall, or coping; a romp.
- To behave violently; to rage.
- To spring; to leap; to bound, rear, or prance; to move swiftly or violently.
- To climb, like a plant; to creep up.
- To stand in a rampant position.
- To (cause to) change value, often at a steady rate.
- To adapt a piece of iron to the woodwork of a gate.
- An American plant, Allium tricoccum, related to the onion; a wild leek.
- A promiscuous man or woman; a general insult for a worthless person.