Cryptic crossword clue
Greek characters sat back after end of voyage 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "Greek characters" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case greek characters = etas.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ETAS mean?

ETAS noun
  1. The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.
  2. A kind of electrically neutral meson having zero spin and isospin.
ETAS noun
  1. A social outcast in Japan who is subjected to menial work, making up a class or caste of such people.

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