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
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What does MOIL mean?
MOIL noun- Hard work.
- Confusion, turmoil.
- A spot; a defilement.
- To toil, to work hard.
- To churn continually; to swirl.
- To defile or dirty.
- 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.
- (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).
- The metallic oxide from a blowpipe which has adhered to a glass object.