Cryptic crossword clue
Measure heading off old poet 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "Measure" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case measure = omer.
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What does OMER mean?

OMER noun
  1. A former small Hebrew unit of dry volume equal to about 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts.
  2. A vessel of one omer.
  3. The sheaf of barley offered on the second day of Passover.
OMER noun
  1. The counting of the omer, that is, the period of 49 days between Passover and Shavuot.

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