The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ARTS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ARTS
- Faculty splits when Pence disappears
- Heart surgeon’s faculty
- Star-strewn university faculty
- A group of subjects found in retirement in Australia
- Regularly narrates tricks
- Working girls waste time painting and dancing?
- Leaves with no parking skills
- Type of degree offered by topless roles
- Skills shown by smart set
- Drawing and painting, say, topless characters
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The straight part
We know that "Skills" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case skills = arts.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 ARTS mean?
ARTS noun- The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
- The creative and emotional expression of mental imagery, such as visual, auditory, social, etc.
- Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
- The study and the product of these processes.
- Aesthetic value.
- Artwork.
- A field or category of art, such as painting, sculpture, music, ballet, or literature.
- A nonscientific branch of learning; one of the liberal arts.
- Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation.
- Contrivance, scheming, manipulation.
- The humanities.
- The liberal arts.