The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GHEE
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More clues leading to the result GHEE
- Butter could be good present, with no end of beer
- Ultimately, eating rubbish made me fat
- Clarified product of 8 down, with some hesitation
- My hotel’s introduced an element of Asian cuisine
- Cooking medium gas found in Georgia
- Move on — without husband, it’s clarified
- Hard to puncture enthusiastic expression, it’s clear
- Hedge fund finally scrapped dodgy spread
- Assuming he expected to pack butter
- Taking heed of ingredient in Asian recipe
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The straight part
We know that "spread" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case spread = ghee.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 GHEE mean?
GHEE noun- A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
- Vegetable oil for cooking.