Cryptic crossword clue
I go on live to be probed by old Republican 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "I go on" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case i go on = bore.
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What does BORE mean?

BORE noun
  1. A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter.
  2. The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter.
  3. A tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring.
  4. A capped well drilled to tap artesian water. The place where the well exists.
  5. One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person.
  6. Something dull or uninteresting
  7. Calibre; importance.
BORE verb
  1. To inspire boredom in somebody.
  2. To make a hole through something.
  3. To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.
  4. To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus.
  5. To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through.
  6. To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns.
  7. To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.
  8. (of a horse) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air.
  9. To fool; to trick.
BORE noun
  1. A sudden and rapid flow of tide occuring in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave.
BORE verb
  1. To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
  2. To support, sustain, or endure.
  3. To support, keep up, or maintain.
  4. To press or impinge upon.
  5. To produce, yield, give birth to.
  6. (originally nautical) To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).
  7. To gain or win.

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