Cryptic crossword clue
Papers redesigned and given sexy fronts 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "Papers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case papers = rags.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RAGS mean?

RAGS noun
  1. (in the plural) Tattered clothes.
  2. A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter.
  3. A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
  4. A ragged edge in metalworking.
  5. A sail, or any piece of canvas.
  6. A newspaper, magazine.
  7. A poor, low-ranking kicker.
RAGS verb
  1. To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
  2. To become tattered.
RAGS noun
  1. A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
RAGS verb
  1. To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
  2. To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
RAGS noun
  1. A prank or practical joke.
  2. A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.
RAGS verb
  1. To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
  2. To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
  3. To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
RAGS noun
  1. An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands.
  2. A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.
RAGS verb
  1. To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
  2. To dance to ragtime music.
  3. To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.

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