The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DRAY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DRAY
- Truck departs with fish
- Cart not far uphill?
- Lacking water without a cart
- It’s used for transporting dead fish
- This cart carries heavy load three feet up
- Reversed a few feet in cart
- Squirrel’s home moving three feet up
- Vehicle in backyard
- Wagon taking 24 hours to cross river
- Hauling carriage in the fenced-in area has been sent back
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "cart" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cart = dray.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does DRAY mean?
DRAY noun- A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
- A kind of sledge or sled.
- A squirrel’s nest, built of twigs in a tree.
- A possum’s nest, built of twigs and leaves in a tree.