The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MAYO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result MAYO
- Elected official finally dismissed for something saucy
- Dressing briefly in uniform, a Yorkshireman
- Sauce, month old
- County council leader’s last to be ousted
- Irish county spread, briefly
- Served up duck with potato dressing
- Dressing in early summer put on egg
- Jennifer finally leaving as Johnson was dressing
- A month in Spain
- Uncovered soy sauce
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The straight part
We know that "dressing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dressing = mayo.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 MAYO mean?
MAYO noun- A white person.
- A dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks and seasoning, used on salads, with french fries, in sandwiches etc.
- Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient.
- Any cream, for example for moisturizing the face or conditioning the hair, for which the base is egg yolks and oil.