The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DAHL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result DAHL
- Boy bowled over having got hold of hard author
- Writer Pound fooled about
- Model initially looks hurt and desperately upset
- Writer‘s pulse
- Author kept spinning plate
- Children’s author had to lift line
- Writer‘s Bloom dropping empty idea
- Boy standing to welcome Hungary’s first writer
- Author had set about novel finally
- Flower mainly used in Indian food
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The straight part
We know that "Model" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case model = dahl.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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