Cryptic crossword clue
Half of Mozart’s first band 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "band" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case band = gang.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GANG mean?

GANG verb
  1. To go; walk; proceed.
GANG noun
  1. A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.
  2. A group of laborers under one foreman; a squad.
  3. A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.
  4. A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.
  5. A group of politicians united in furtherance of a political goal.
  6. A chain gang.
  7. A combination of similar tools or implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set.
  8. A set; all required for an outfit.
  9. (electrics) A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate.
  10. (electrics) A group of wires attached as a bundle.
  11. A going, journey; a course, path, track.
  12. An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
GANG verb
  1. To attach similar items together to form a larger unit.
GANG verb
  1. (obsolete outside Northumbria) To go.
GANG verb
  1. To participate in a gangbang.
  2. To beat one or a smaller amount of people as a gang.
  3. To belong to a gang; to commit criminal acts as part of a gang.
GANG noun
  1. The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.

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