Cryptic crossword clue
Pudding poorly cooked, left by everybody ultimately 4-4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word ROLY POLY

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does ROLY POLY mean?

ROLY POLY noun
  1. A short, plump person.
  2. A steamed pudding made from suet pastry containing jam or fruit.
  3. A forward roll or sideways roll.
  4. A terrestrial crustacean of suborder Oniscidea; pill bug, potato bug or sowbug.
  5. A toy that rights itself when pushed over.
  6. An old game in which balls are bowled into holes or thrown into hats placed on the ground.
ROLY POLY adjective
  1. Short and plump.
  2. Moving with a roll and sway.
ROLY POLY adverb
  1. By rolling, so as to roll.
  2. Directly, without hesitating.

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