The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word FOUR
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More clues leading to the result FOUR
- Number in favour of storing radioactive element
- Furniture has notice inside square base
- Used when tack goes into foot, for example?
- Frank is 16
- 4 in favour of stealing uranium
- Pro going round university square
- 24/6? Starting from zero initially, usual reckoning …
- In favour of vociferously delivering a number
- Coat’s wrapped round figure
- Orator’s backing cardinal
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The straight part
We know that "a number" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a number = four.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 FOUR mean?
FOUR noun- The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
- Anything measuring four units, as length.
- A person who is four years old.
- An event in which the batsmen run four times between the wickets or, more often, a batsman hits a ball which bounces on the ground before passing over a boundary, resulting in an award of 4 runs for the batting team. If the ball does not bounce before passing over the boundary, a six is awarded instead.
- A power forward.
- Four-man sweep racing shell, with or without a coxswain.
- A four-pennyworth of spirits.
- A numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (••••)
- Describing a set or group with four elements.