The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 5 letter word TAKE STOCK
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result TAKE STOCK
- Assess the situation, having deadheaded pot plant
- . Look critically at what a shoplifter is apt to do?
- Develops liking for Calvin Klein? Assess situation
- Perform appraisal of course describing Stoke’s refurbishment
- Assess and buy shares
- How to start preparing soup? Assess the situation
- What shoplifter does to assess the situation
- Remove all cattle to make an assessment
- Review what shoplifter did
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The straight part
We know that "Review/what shoplifter did" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case review/what shoplifter did = take stock.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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