Cryptic crossword clue
Outspoken unpleasant type, kicked 4

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

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

TOED adjective
  1. (chiefly in combination) Having (a specified number or type of) toes.
TOED verb
  1. To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
  2. To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
  3. To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
  4. To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
  5. To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
TOED adjective
  1. Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely; said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of any part of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal nailing.

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