The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 3 letter word SINE DIE
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More clues leading to the result SINE DIE
- With no time set to resume, behave badly with drug, then finish
- Work I need is yet to be rescheduled
- One in dire need is lacking a date
- . German article on, say, lust and introduction to eroticism is indefinitely postponed
- Rejection of Thatcher that is unlimited
- No fixed date for the Romans
- No way at first for nasty types to be executed, no date being fixed
- Indefinitely adjourned by English following inside manoeuvring
- Mathematical function to cease existence, not having a date fixed
- One in need is troubled indefinitely
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The straight part
We know that "lacking a date" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lacking a date = sine die.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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