The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NOON
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More clues leading to the result NOON
- A time to reflect, but not to change
- Twelve numbers back to back
- Time of day when nobody lacks energy
- Twelve, not a soul short
- Play one way and another for a time
- Middle England dispensed with lightweight
- Twelve numbers put back to back
- Twelve back-to-back refusals
- Twelve words from protesters meeting at the base?
- Twelve unchanged on reflection
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The straight part
We know that "Middle" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case middle = noon.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does NOON mean?
NOON noun- The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.
- Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.
- The highest point; culmination.
- To relax or sleep around midday
- The letter ن in the Arabic script.