Cryptic crossword clue
Nasty cracks in accommodation 4

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "accommodation" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case accommodation = digs.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DIGS mean?

DIGS noun
  1. An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
  2. A plodding and laborious student.
  3. A thrust; a poke.
  4. A tool for digging.
  5. A defensive pass of the ball that has been attacked by the opposing team.
  6. A cutting, sarcastic remark.
  7. A rare or interesting vinyl record bought second-hand.
DIGS verb
  1. To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
  2. To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.
  3. To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.
  4. To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously.
  5. To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up.
  6. To thrust; to poke.
  7. To defend against an attack hit by the opposing team by successfully passing the ball
DIGS verb
  1. To understand or show interest in.
  2. To appreciate, or like.
DIGS noun
  1. Lodgings; place of accommodation.
  2. Clothes.

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