The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SASS
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More clues leading to the result SASS
- Insolence from two Nazi groups
- Elite regiment’s foolish talk
- Cheek of son visiting famous regiment
- Sauce with special forces people to have drop of Spa
- Start to stroke animal's cheek
- Talk back to American army unit
- Lip salve and gloss not fully emptied
- Insolent behaviour implying no change in character?
- Singular bottom lip
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The straight part
We know that "Lip" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lip = sass.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SASS mean?
SASS noun- Backtalk, cheek, sarcasm.
- Vegetables used in making sauces.
- To talk, to talk back.
- To speak insolently to.