Cryptic crossword clue
Natural aptitude on the fiddle 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "Natural aptitude/on the fiddle" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case natural aptitude/on the fiddle = bent.
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What does BENT mean?

BENT verb
  1. To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
  2. To become curved.
  3. To cause to change direction.
  4. To change direction.
  5. To be inclined; to direct itself.
  6. (usually with "down") To stoop.
  7. To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
  8. To force to submit.
  9. To submit.
  10. To apply to a task or purpose.
  11. To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
  12. To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
  13. To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
  14. To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
  15. To swing the body when rowing.
BENT noun
  1. An inclination or talent.
  2. A predisposition to act or react in a particular way.
  3. The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity.
  4. A declivity or slope, as of a hill.
  5. Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
  6. A transverse frame of a framed structure; a subunit of framing.
  7. Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.
BENT adjective
  1. (Of something that is usually straight) folded, dented
  2. Corrupt, dishonest
  3. Homosexual.
  4. Determined or insistent.
  5. (Of a person) leading a life of crime.
  6. Inaccurately aimed
  7. Suffering from the bends
  8. High from both marijuana and alcohol.
BENT noun
  1. Any of various stiff or reedy grasses.
  2. A grassy area, grassland.
  3. The old dried stalks of grasses.

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