The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GOLF
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
G
O
L
F
More clues leading to the result GOLF
- Filmgoer sees this game between Mike and Oscar
- Ground primarily used for sport
- Whip up gee
- Hit back for a few rounds?
- Peddle backwards to distraction
- Beat back car
- In which to see drivers turn left in odd places
- Game, or its start, as heard on radio
- Cliff oddly lacking energy before game
- Whip brought round in car — good Swede possibly missing a game
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The straight part
We know that "distraction" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case distraction = golf.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does GOLF mean?
GOLF noun- A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.
- The letter G in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
- To play the game of golf.
- To write something in as few characters as possible (e.g. in code golf, regex golf)