Cryptic crossword clue
Goalpost periodically breaks 4

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

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The straight part

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

The cryptic/wordplay part

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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does GAPS mean?

1. An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
2. An opening allowing passage or entrance.
3. An opening that implies a breach or defect.
4. A vacant space or time.
5. A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.
6. A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.
7. A mountain or hill pass.
8. A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).
9. The regions between the outfielders.
10. (for a medical or pharmacy item) The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
11. (usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
12. An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.

1. To notch, as a sword or knife.
2. To make an opening in; to breach.
3. To check the size of a gap.
4. To leave suddenly.

1. An elected head of a gewog in Bhutan.

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