The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word APED
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More clues leading to the result APED
- Copied flier found outside gym class
- Copied a page written by editor
- Copied athletic sports director
- A quiet journalist took off
- Took ideas from some flipping trade paperback
- Copied notice about gym
- Took off commercial about keep-fit exercises
- A person on foot took off
- Half left to go up took off
- Copied contents of paper with note appended
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The straight part
We know that "took off" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case took off = aped.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does APED mean?
APED verb- To behave like an ape.
- To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.