The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DUNE
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More clues leading to the result DUNE
- American’s sci-fi novel under construction: centre of Earth is missing!
- Film of a Parisian
- Stupid person about to get lost in mound of sand
- Dingy English seaside feature
- Fool caught out in mass of sand
- Charlie goes off with a fool to the sand ridge
- Halfwit caught flies in pile of sand
- Dark horse seen over eastern hill at coast?
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What does DUNE mean?
DUNE noun- A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.