The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CUSP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result CUSP
- Part of tooth finally falls into mug
- Mixed bevvies, only half taken up? What’s the point?
- Trophy defining second division?
- Transition point starts to come under sustained pressure
- Point crockery’s price initially is lowered
- Special copper put forward point
- Point securing second in competition
- Son enters competition to make point
- Course regularly taken by president to meeting place
- ‘The point of the moon is…’ leads to controversy under Sartrian philosophy
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The straight part
We know that "Part of tooth" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case part of tooth = cusp.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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What does CUSP mean?
CUSP noun- A sharp point or pointed end.
- An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.
- A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.
- A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures, a common motif in Gothic architecture.
- A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses.
- Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.
- A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
- To behave in a reckless or dangerous manner.