Cryptic crossword clue
Starts from scratch, unless buying some replacements 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "replacements" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case replacements = subs.
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 SUBS mean?

SUBS noun
  1. A submarine.
  2. A submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun.
  3. A substitute, often in sports.
  4. (often in plural) A subscription: a payment made for membership of a club, etc.
  5. A subtitle.
  6. A subroutine (sometimes one that does not return a value, as distinguished from a function, which does).
  7. A subeditor.
  8. A subcontractor.
  9. (BDSM) A submissive.
  10. A subordinate.
  11. A subaltern.
  12. A subscription (or (by extension) a subscriber) to an online channel or feed.
  13. Subsistence money: part of a worker's wages paid before the work is finished.
SUBS verb
  1. To substitute for.
  2. To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
  3. To replace (a player) with a substitute.
  4. Less commonly, and often as sub on, to bring on (a player) as a substitute.
  5. To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.
  6. To lend.
  7. To subscribe.
  8. (BDSM) To take a submissive role.
SUBS verb
  1. To coat with a layer of adhering material; to planarize by means of such a coating.
  2. To prepare (a slide) with a layer of transparent substance to support and/or fix the sample.

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