Cryptic crossword clue
Keen lapwing drops it, heading west 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "Keen" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case keen = weep.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
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What does WEEP mean?

WEEP noun
  1. A session of crying.
WEEP verb
  1. To cry; shed tears.
  2. To lament; to complain.
  3. (of a wound or sore) To produce secretions.
  4. To flow in drops; to run in drops.
  5. To hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to be pendent; to droop; said of a plant or its branches.
  6. To weep over; to bewail.
WEEP noun
  1. A lapwing; wipe, especially, a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).

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