Cryptic crossword clue
Get increasingly keen on being embraced by male 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "Get increasingly keen" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case get increasingly keen = hone.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HONE mean?

HONE noun
  1. A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
  2. A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.
HONE verb
  1. To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
  2. To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
  3. To refine or master (a skill).
  4. To make more acute, intense, or effective.
HONE noun
  1. A kind of swelling in the cheek.
HONE verb
  1. To grumble.
  2. To pine, lament, or long.

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