The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HEBE
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More clues leading to the result HEBE
- Herculean wife in seven-gated city dropping case
- Goddess wants case dropped in Boeotian city
- Personification of youth portrayed in 11 25
- Evergreen shrub among the begonias
- Goddess makes man exist
- Plant the bed, trimming the edges
- Flowering plant’s height disorientated bee
- A selection of the best evergreen shrubs
- Goddess has essentially brought enlightenment, primarily
- That one’s local shrub
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The straight part
We know that "Herculean wife" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case herculean wife = hebe.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 HEBE mean?
HEBE noun- A Jew.