Cryptic crossword clue
Improvised performance in musical, back to front 4

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

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What does SCAT mean?

SCAT noun
  1. A tax; tribute.
  2. A land-tax paid in the Shetland Islands.
SCAT noun
  1. Animal excrement; droppings, dung.
  2. Heroin.
  3. Whiskey.
  4. Coprophilia.
  5. A brisk shower of rain, driven by the wind.
SCAT noun
  1. Scat singing.
SCAT verb
  1. To sing an improvised melodic solo using nonsense syllables, often onomatopoeic or imitative of musical instruments.
SCAT verb
  1. To leave quickly (often used in the imperative).
  2. An imperative demand, often understood by speaker and listener as impertinent.
SCAT noun
  1. Any fish in the family Scatophagidae

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