The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word BEAR DOWN
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More clues leading to the result BEAR DOWN
- Help youngster to come out and challenge private
- Press statement suggesting Teddy’s fallen?
- Overthrow personal challenge that’s put forward
- Approach threateningly with hair now dishevelled
- Bread’s in pieces — have to press on!
- Have some hair on top and keep it pressed
- Converge on watering hole to consume energy drink
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The straight part
We know that "Help youngster to come out" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case help youngster to come out = bear down.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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