Cryptic crossword clue
Low tide initially doubtful 4

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

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

MOOT noun
  1. A moot court.
  2. A system of arbitration in many areas of Africa in which the primary goal is to settle a dispute and reintegrate adversaries into society rather than assess penalties.
  3. A gathering of Rovers, usually in the form of a camp lasting 2 weeks.
  4. A social gathering of pagans, normally held in a public house.
  5. An assembly (usually for decision-making in a locality).
  6. A ring for gauging wooden pins.
MOOT adjective
  1. Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
  2. Being an exercise of thought; academic.
  3. Having no practical impact or relevance.
MOOT noun
  1. A whisper, or an insinuation, also gossip or rumors.
  2. (rural) Talk.
MOOT verb
  1. To bring up as a subject for debate, to propose.
  2. To discuss or debate.
  3. To make or declare irrelevant.
  4. To argue or plead in a supposed case.
  5. To talk or speak.
  6. To say, utter, also insinuate.
MOOT noun
  1. Vagina.
MOOT noun
  1. The stump of a tree; the roots and bottom end of a felled tree.
MOOT verb
  1. To take root and begin to grow.
  2. To turn up soil or dig up roots, especially an animal with the snout.

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