Cryptic crossword clue
Sandpiper in need of sandpapering, it’s said? 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RUFF

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The straight part

We know that "Sandpiper" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sandpiper = ruff.

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What does RUFF mean?

1. A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).
2. Anything formed with plaits or flutings like a frill.
3. Senses relating to animals.
4. A collar on a shaft or other piece to prevent endwise motion.
5. An exhibition of haughtiness or pride.
6. Tumultuous or wanton conduct or procedure.

1. To shape (fabric, etc.) into a ruff; to adorn (a garment, etc.) with a ruff.
2. Of a falcon, hawk, etc.: to hit (the prey) without fixing or grabbing hold of it.
3. To ruffle; to disorder.
4. Of a bird: to ruffle its feathers.
5. To boast, to brag.
6. To speak in a loud and domineering manner; to bluster, to swagger.

1. Arripis georgianus, a fish found in cool waters off the southern coast of Australia; the Australian herring or tommy ruff.
2. A bottom-dwelling carnivorous fish of the family Sparidae found in temperate and tropical waters; a porgy or sea bream.

1. Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.
2. Other species in the same genus.

1. An instance of ruffing, or an opportunity to ruff, when unable to follow suit.
2. A game similar to whist and its predecessor.

1. To play a trump card to a trick when unable to follow suit (that is, to play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card).
2. Especially in the form ruff out: to defeat (a card, etc.) by ruffing, thus establishing the master card in the suit led.

1. A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruffle.

1. To beat a ruff or ruffle, as on a drum.
2. Of a drum, etc.: to have a ruff or ruffle beaten on it.

1. The bark of a dog; arf, woof.

1. Not smooth; uneven.
2. Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
3. Turbulent.
4. Difficult; trying.
5. Crude; unrefined
6. Violent; not careful or subtle
7. Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
8. Not polished; uncut; said of a gem.
9. Harsh-tasting.
10. Somewhat ill; sick
11. Unwell due to alcohol; hungover

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