The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ZEST
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ZEST
- Relish visiting Devizes tomorrow
- Enthusiasm shown during quizzes there
- Peel with gusto
- Relish taking part in quizzes, typically
- Relish spirit of the age at both extremes
- Enthusiasm shown by last letter oddly missing from bedsit
- Relish king-size steak sandwiches
- Enthusiasm in Aztec site regularly displayed
- Enthusiasm brings prizes, though with many missing out
- Relish starting Zoom every single time
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The straight part
We know that "Relish" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case relish = zest.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ZEST mean?
ZEST noun- The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
- General vibrance of flavour.
- (by extension) Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
- The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.
- To scrape the zest from a fruit.
- To make more zesty.