The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word OCHE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result OCHE
- Scots tut over English line which must be toed?
- Line in earth where river has disappeared
- Sporting line of chemical engineer
- Ring male that’s caught in the firing line
- From where to throw sport in the East End
- Line to be observed when firing arrows
- Some ricochets in the line of darts
- Line drawn for missile launcher, old hero in Cuba
- General and diplomat in the firing line?
- From which ricocheted the outer shot?
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The straight part
We know that "the line of darts" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the line of darts = oche.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does OCHE mean?
OCHE noun- A line behind which a player's front foot must be placed when throwing a dart.