Cryptic crossword clue
Master what’s extracted from well, getting wet no longer 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "wet no longer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wet no longer = moil.
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 MOIL mean?

MOIL noun
  1. Hard work.
  2. Confusion, turmoil.
  3. A spot; a defilement.
MOIL verb
  1. To toil, to work hard.
  2. To churn continually; to swirl.
  3. To defile or dirty.
MOIL noun
  1. The glass circling the tip of a blowpipe or punty, such as the residual glass after detaching a blown vessel, or the lower part of a gather.
  2. (blow molding) The excess material which adheres to the top, base, or rim of a glass object when it is cut or knocked off from a blowpipe or punty, or from the mold-filling process. Typically removed after annealing as part of the finishing process (e.g. scored and snapped off).
  3. The metallic oxide from a blowpipe which has adhered to a glass object.

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