The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ZEAL
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More clues leading to the result ZEAL
- Enthusiasm of Zoe, early regularly
- Ardour shown during craze, a lot
- Diligence essential to NZ’s expansion
- Fire fanatic for censoring books
- Laze around, showing enthusiasm
- What’s less than blaze, a little fire
- In Belize, a lover showing passion
- Laze around to show this? Yes and no!
- Laze around, wanting enthusiasm?
- Final character before negotiation losing head in enthusiasm
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The straight part
We know that "Enthusiasm" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case enthusiasm = zeal.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ZEAL mean?
ZEAL noun- The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
- A person who exhibits such fervour or tireless devotion.
- The collective noun for a group of zebras.