Cryptic crossword clue
Foxtrot, lively dance, short and uninhibited 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "uninhibited" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case uninhibited = free.
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.
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What does FREE mean?

FREE noun
  1. Free transfer
  2. The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.
FREE verb
  1. To make free; set at liberty; release.
  2. To rid of something that confines or oppresses.
FREE adjective
  1. (social) Unconstrained.
  2. Obtainable without any payment.
  3. (abstract) Unconstrained.
  4. (physical) Unconstrained.
  5. Without; not containing (what is specified); exempt; clear; liberated.
  6. Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited.
  7. Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; followed by of.
  8. Certain or honourable; the opposite of base.
  9. Privileged or individual; the opposite of common.
FREE adverb
  1. Without needing to pay.
  2. Freely; willingly.
FREE noun
  1. (other ballgames) a kick in which a player may kick the ball without interference from the opposition. Such a kick may be awarded for a foul by the opposition, or earned by a player such as by taking a mark.
  2. The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.

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