The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MANE
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More clues leading to the result MANE
- Impressionist painter trimmed long hair
- Reportedly most important feature of lion
- Listened to chief with long hair
- Hair most important according to report
- Spirits without a dash of soda – can you keep it under your hat?
- Setter accepting article on hair
- Is it the last to groom on an equine’s head?
- What gives fellow energy? Certainly in the case of Samson!
- Intend switching, to the rear, electronic locks
- Soldier’s end in battle providing shock
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The straight part
We know that "feature of lion" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case feature of lion = mane.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 MANE mean?
MANE noun- Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion
- Long or thick hair of a person's head.