The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SOAR
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More clues leading to the result SOAR
- Rise initially spoken of as ridiculous
- See young hawk no longer/ fly high
- 33 – sounds painful running locally!
- Fly high? Sounds painful!
- Reportedly hurting fly
- Rocket with special propeller?
- Fly very many miles, bypassing centre
- By the sound of it, painful area’s to rise dramatically
- Fly hurt, by the sound of it?
- Stop air unevenly producing lift
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The straight part
We know that "Rise" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rise = soar.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 SOAR mean?
SOAR noun- The act of soaring.
- An upward flight.
- To fly high with little effort, like a bird.
- To mount upward on wings, or as on wings.
- To remain aloft by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.
- To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.
- To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.