The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SUMO
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More clues leading to the result SUMO
- Problem over a style of wresting
- Wrestling in bedroom usually backfiring
- Amount of money offered initially for wrestling
- Amount to nothing in Japanese sport
- Add nothing for form of wrestling
- Problem with old form of wrestling
- Total love of sport
- Order us to rise up, fighting
- Wrestling with problem over nothing
- Total love for sport
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The straight part
We know that "Eastern sport/" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case eastern sport/ = sumo.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does SUMO mean?
SUMO noun- A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.
- A rikishi (sumo wrestler)