The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SILK
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SILK
- Barrister that’s soft and smooth
- Fabric being put back in stock list
- Fine thread of singular type
- Proverbially smooth advocate?
- Lawyer material
- Second type of material used in fateful 2
- Material is kind on skin at first
- First appearance of some kind legal representative
- Material of special kind
- QC – sort after acquittals, ultimately
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The straight part
We know that "QC" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case qc = silk.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 SILK mean?
SILK noun- A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
- A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers.
- Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes.
- The gown worn by a Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel.
- A Senior (i.e. Queen's or King's) Counsel.
- (circus arts, in the plural) A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks.
- (usually in the plural) The garments worn by a jockey displaying the colors of the horse's owner.
- To remove the silk from (corn).