The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MAPS
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More clues leading to the result MAPS
- Plans area to be toured by politicians
- . Plans on having junk mail sent back
- Help for travellers, representatives covering area
- For centuries they ignored America
- Plans revealed in unwanted messages from the south
- Plans found in junk mail returned
- Plans for sending unwanted email back
- Plans made with audio gear on stage, after initial turmoil
- Rejecting unwanted e-mail is a Google feature
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The straight part
We know that "Plans" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case plans = maps.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 MAPS mean?
MAPS noun- A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary.
- A graphical representation of the relationships between objects, components or themes.
- A function.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Araschnia (especially, Araschnia levana) and Cyrestis, having map-like markings on the wings.
- (old-fashioned) The face.
- An imaginary or fictional area, often predefined and confined, where a game or a session thereof takes place.
- To create a visual representation of a territory, etc. via cartography.
- (followed by a "to" phrase) To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.
- (followed by a "to" phrase) To have a direct relationship; to correspond.
- To inform someone of a particular idea.