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

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What does MUST mean?

MUST noun
  1. Something that is mandatory or required.
MUST verb
  1. (modal auxiliary, defective) To do with certainty; indicates that the speaker is certain that the subject will have executed the predicate.
  2. (modal auxiliary, defective) To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a negative consequence.
  3. (modal auxiliary, defective) said about something that is very likely, probable, or certain to be true
MUST noun
  1. The property of being stale or musty.
  2. Something that exhibits the property of being stale or musty.
  3. Fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually from grapes.
MUST verb
  1. To make musty.
  2. To become musty.
MUST noun
  1. A time during which male elephants exhibit increased levels of sexual activity and aggressiveness (also spelled musth).
  2. An elephant in this sexual and aggressive state.

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