The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BARE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BARE
- Expose stomach, reportedly
- Nude appearing in club at last, live
- Naked, grizzly animal reportedly?
- Heard Stand 11 is empty
- Reveal fifth stop on pub crawl
- Having nothing on except end of programme
- Empty pub close to collapse
- Exposed support in auditorium
- Naked bishop about to embrace one?
- Exposed and inwardly vulnerable when retreating
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The straight part
We know that "1/1/empty" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case 1/1/empty = bare.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 BARE mean?
BARE noun- (‘the bare’) The surface, the (bare) skin.
- Surface; body; substance.
- That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.
- Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
- Naked, uncovered.
- Having no supplies.
- Having no decoration.
- Having had what usually covers (something) removed.
- (Toronto) A lot or lots of.
- With head uncovered; bareheaded.
- Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
- Mere; without embellishment.
- Threadbare, very worn.
- Not insured.
- Very; significantly.
- Barely.
- Without a condom.
- To uncover; to reveal.
- To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
- To support, sustain, or endure.
- To support, keep up, or maintain.
- To press or impinge upon.
- To produce, yield, give birth to.
- (originally nautical) To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).
- To gain or win.