Cryptic crossword clue
Leaders of Coalition reject a new fisheries measure 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "fisheries measure" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fisheries measure = cran.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CRAN mean?

CRAN noun
  1. A measure of herrings, either imprecise or sometimes legally specified. It has sometimes been about 37½ imperial gallons, or 750 herring on average.
  2. (by extension) A barrel made to hold such a measure.
CRAN noun
  1. An embellishment played on the lowest note of a chanter of a bagpipe, consisting of a series of grace notes produced by rapid sequential lifting of the fingers of the lower hand.

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