The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SAME
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More clues leading to the result SAME
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- Dehusk sesame and grind — it remains unaltered
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What does SAME mean?
SAME adjective- Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
- Lacking variety from; indistinguishable.
- Similar, alike.
- Used to express the unity of an object or person which has various different descriptions or qualities.
- A reply of confirmation of identity.
- The identical thing, ditto.
- Something similar, something of the identical type.
- It or them, without a connotation of similarity.
- (Indian English, common) It or them, as above, meaning the last object mentioned, mainly as complement: on the same, for the same.
- Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material.
- Together.