Cryptic crossword clue
Large dull fellow to stand around idly 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "stand around idly" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stand around idly = loaf.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LOAF mean?

LOAF noun
  1. (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.
  2. Any solid block of food, such as meat or sugar.
  3. Shortened from "loaf of bread", the brain or the head (mainly in the phrase use one's loaf).
  4. A solid block of soap, from which standard bars are cut.
LOAF verb
  1. To do nothing, to be idle.
  2. (Cockney rhyming slang) To headbutt, (from loaf of bread)

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