Cryptic crossword clue
Report sudden economic improvement 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 1 letter word BOOM  –

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Report/sudden economic improvement" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case report/sudden economic improvement = boom  –.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BOOM  – mean?

BOOM  – noun
  1. A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
  2. A rapid expansion or increase.
  3. One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.
BOOM  – verb
  1. To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
  2. (of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
  3. To make something boom.
  4. To publicly praise.
  5. To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.
BOOM  – interjection
  1. Used to suggest the sound of an explosion.
  2. Used to suggest something happening suddenly and unexpectedly.
BOOM  – noun
  1. A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.
  2. A movable pole used to support a microphone or camera.
  3. A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
  4. The longest element of a Yagi antenna, on which the other, smaller ones are transversally mounted.
  5. A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill or to control the flow of logs from logging operations.
  6. A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.
  7. The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor.
  8. A gymnastics apparatus similar to a balance beam.
BOOM  – verb
  1. To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.
  2. (usually with "up" or "down") To raise or lower with a crane boom.
BOOM  – noun
  1. A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
BOOM  – verb
  1. To flourish, grow, or progress.
  2. To cause to advance rapidly in price.

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