The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EBBS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result EBBS
- Led by boss, regularly put out flags
- Goes out with European babes regularly
- Declines, as Stanley and Beatrice lose their head
- Runs away from boarding house in El Salvador
- Leaders of England belittle British and Scottish flags
- Drops of ethanol burn brightly, shining on top
- Leader deposed by Jeb Bush oddly loses power
- Goes out seeing poor babe's missing area
- Goes out with bishops in half of dioceses
- Goes out with European babes occasionally
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The straight part
We know that "Drops" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case drops = ebbs.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does EBBS mean?
EBBS noun- The receding movement of the tide.
- A gradual decline.
- A low state; a state of depression.
- A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).
- To flow back or recede
- To fall away or decline
- To fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
- To cause to flow back.