Cryptic crossword clue
Head cold not too bad around noon 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "Head" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case head = conk.
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.
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What does CONK mean?

CONK noun
  1. A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
  2. The shell of this sea animal.
  3. A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet.
  4. The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.
CONK noun
  1. A machine (rather like a rotating pestle and mortar) used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding.
  2. A person who operates such a machine.
CONK noun
  1. The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
  2. A nose, especially a large one.
CONK verb
  1. To hit, especially on the head.
CONK noun
  1. A hairstyle involving the chemical straightening and styling of kinky hair.
CONK verb
  1. To chemically straighten tightly curled hair.
CONK verb
  1. (often with out) To fail or show signs of failing, cease operating, break down, become unconscious.

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