The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BOAT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result BOAT
- Vessel in snake pit at last
- Club harbours old vessel...
- Duck served in club — one may have gravy
- In which you may find gravy or salt
- It’s buoyant, oddly
- Paddle round top of ocean?
- Face some balls, having put ball in vessel?
- Club housing old vessel
- Case of armpit with unpleasant smell? The answer could be roll-on
- Sports club’s apparently empty vessel
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The straight part
We know that "one may have gravy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one may have gravy = boat.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BOAT mean?
BOAT noun- A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.
- A full house.
- A vehicle, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape.
- One of two possible conformations of cyclohexane rings (the other being chair), shaped roughly like a boat.
- The refugee boats arriving in Australian waters, and by extension, refugees generally.
- To travel by boat.
- To transport in a boat.
- To place in a boat.