The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WHAT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result WHAT
- Those starting wars hate all truces, eh?
- How, perhaps, 25 put on weight
- Pardon weak bowler?
- Engineer, did you say? Please repeat!
- Comedian suppressing nasty oath over female – why should that be considered significant?
- Something regularly extracted from two hearts
- Snakebite: a possible answer to this question in pub!
- How things stand with second wife wearing two hats?
- Pub stranger’s question after telling you his name?
- Question from advertising agency possibly prompting expression of incredulity
Buddy explains!
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What does WHAT mean?
WHAT adverb- (Singlish) Used to contradict an underlying assumption held by the interlocutor.
- Something; thing; stuff.
- The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
- Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.
- (usually followed by "with," but also sometimes "would" or "might," especially in finance) In some manner or degree; in part; partly. See also what with
- Such.
- Why.
- Used to introduce each of two coordinate phrases or concepts; both…and.
- (interrogative) Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used interrogatively in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
- That which; those that; the thing that.
- (relative) That; which; who.
- Whatever.
- An expression of surprise or disbelief.
- What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.
- Clipping of what do you say?
- What did you say? I beg your pardon?
- (typically with a) An intensifier to an adjective phrase; used to begin a sentence.