Cryptic crossword clue
Gasper — holding new one in the mouth 4

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

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The straight part

We know that "one in the mouth" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one in the mouth = fang.

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 FANG mean?

1. A long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh
2. (in snakes) a long pointed tooth for injecting venom

1. To strike or attack with the fangs.
2. To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.

1. To catch, capture; seize; grip; clutch; lay hold of.
2. To take; receive with assent; accept.
3. (as a guest) To receive with hospitality; welcome.
4. (a thing given or imposed) To receive.
5. To receive or adopt into spiritual relation, as in baptism; be godfather or godmother to.

1. A grasping; capture; the act or power of seizing; hold.
2. That which is seized or carried off; booty; spoils; stolen goods.
3. Any projection, catch, shoot, or other thing by which hold is taken; a prehensile part or organ.
4. A channel cut in the rock, or a pipe of wood, used for conveying air.
5. (in the plural) Cage-shuts.
6. The coil or bend of a rope; (by extension) a noose; a trap.
7. The valve of a pump box.

1. To supply (a pump) with the water necessary for it to operate.

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