The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MOVE
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More clues leading to the result MOVE
- Entering Malmo, vehicles advance
- Stratagem an instant success in WWII
- Second verse able at last to stir emotions
- Shift miles left – not right!
- Little time to put on top half of underwear
- Not on it, you’re still second quintet to reach base
- Go plum over fences
- Transport king taking queen on board, for example
- Way in which number is cut by 99% – that’s progress
- Shift in paradigm overturned
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The straight part
We know that "advance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case advance = move.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MOVE mean?
MOVE noun- The act of moving; a movement.
- An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
- A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
- The event of changing one's residence.
- A change in strategy.
- A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
- The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.
- To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
- To act; to take action; to begin to act
- To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.
- (and other games) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.
- To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another
- To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game
- To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
- To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).
- To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit
- To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).
- To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
- To apply to, as for aid.
- To request an action from the court.
- To bow or salute upon meeting.
- To sell, to market (especially, but not exclusively, illegal products)