The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NEON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result NEON
- Hollande’s refusal to import English gas
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- Unusual tea leaving baby with gas
- Gaslight
- Remove admiral’s heart with gas
- Modern form of northern gas?
- Gas, once found, regularly discharged
- Once found alternatives to knock out gas
- Nicole’s outside playing, in element
- Physicist’s weightless gas
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The straight part
We know that "Gas" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case gas = neon.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 NEON mean?
NEON noun- The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The lightest of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- A form or sample of the element.
- Neon signs or lights, collectively.
- A neon tetra fish.
- (of a color) That resembles a neon light; extremely bright; fluorescent