Cryptic crossword clue
Play on words at the outset piquing global body 3

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word PUN

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P
U
N

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The straight part
We know that "Play on words" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case play on words = pun.
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 PUN mean?

PUN noun
  1. A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.
PUN verb
  1. To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.
  2. To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.
PUN noun
  1. A Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm.

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