The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word JOHN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result JOHN
- Book an office
- Little the outlaw does for his royal enemy
- & 3 Loo cover lifted, sit awhile: which 9 preceded 23 1?
- Jack of hearts never leads flush here
- Perhaps, Sergeant Major, perhaps
- Can vacuous jargon enthral? That’s a surprise!
- Boy heads?
- Looking?
- Where to go for a trick
- E.g. Keats, Milton, or Pope, often
Buddy explains!
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does JOHN mean?
JOHN noun- A prostitute's client.
- A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also a chamber pot or outhouse.
- A Western man traveling in East Asia.
- A male mule.