Cryptic crossword clue
Expelled for minor disagreement 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SPAT

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The straight part
We know that "Expelled" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case expelled = spat.
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What does SPAT mean?

SPAT verb
  1. To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
  2. To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth; specifically, to rain or snow slightly.
  3. To utter (something) violently.
  4. (hip-hop) To rap, to utter.
  5. To make a spitting sound, like an angry cat.
SPAT noun
  1. The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
  2. A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface.
SPAT verb
  1. To spawn. Used of shellfish as above.
SPAT noun
  1. (often in the plural) A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.
  2. A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.
SPAT noun
  1. A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.
SPAT verb
  1. To quarrel or argue briefly.
SPAT noun
  1. A light blow with something flat.
SPAT verb
  1. To strike with a spattering sound.
  2. To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together, as the hands.
SPAT noun
  1. An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.

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