The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ALIT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
A
L
I
T
More clues leading to the result ALIT
- Perched and damaged tail
- Put down in a bed for Marie Antoinette?
- Acres typical of lord, landed
- Descended from a string of socialites
- Landed, advanced, and fired
- 50% of Italy s national airline is landed
- Settled in a form of worship – any absent?
- Cuckoo tail touched the ground
- Got off line in island
- Got off, needing appeal after call to dismiss case
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The straight part
We know that "Landed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case landed = alit.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.