Cryptic crossword clue
Starts to gossip and blather senselessly 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "gossip and blather senselessly" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case gossip and blather senselessly = gabs.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does GABS mean?

GABS noun
  1. Idle chatter.
  2. The mouth or gob.
  3. One of the open-forked ends of rods controlling reversing in early steam engines.
GABS verb
  1. To jest; to tell lies in jest; exaggerate; lie.
  2. To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.
  3. To speak or tell falsely.

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