The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SCOT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result SCOT
- Possibly Hamish’s second country dwelling
- Resident in Highlands cottage?
- Historic payment that is put on the books
- Small, small bed for Highlander?
- Small infant’s bed for bairn?
- Man from Edinburgh, say, to rush, avoiding a round
- See about bed father gets without charge
- Briton back on his bed
- Second home in country landing tax once
- Second bed delivered without damage
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The straight part
We know that "Man from Edinburgh, say" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case man from edinburgh, say = scot.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SCOT mean?
SCOT noun- A local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff.