The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DISC
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
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More clues leading to the result DISC
- Start of chat with police officer’s on record
- Record in field event — not American
- Advise against releasing our age for the record
- Record one's held in the Washington area
- Openers in dreamland, incredibly, securing cricketing record
- Record made by some band is covered
- Washington holds one’s record
- One second inside current record
- Forty-five into a hundred is calculated
- Is breaking current record
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The straight part
We know that "record" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case record = disc.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does DISC mean?
DISC noun- A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
- An intervertebral disc.
- Something resembling a disc.
- A vinyl phonograph / gramophone record.
- The flat surface of an organ, as a leaf, any flat, round growth.
- (ultimate frisbee) A Frisbee.
- To harrow with a disc harrow.