Cryptic crossword clue
Still a number going topless 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "Still" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case still = even.
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What does EVEN mean?

EVEN noun
  1. (diminutive) An even number.
EVEN verb
  1. To make flat and level.
  2. To equal.
  3. To be equal.
  4. To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.
  5. To set right; to complete.
  6. To act up to; to keep pace with.
EVEN adjective
  1. Flat and level.
  2. Without great variation.
  3. Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
  4. (of an integer) Divisible by two.
  5. (of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
  6. On equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.
  7. On equal terms of a moral sort; quits.
  8. Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
  9. Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.
  10. Associate; fellow; of the same condition.
EVEN adverb
  1. Exactly, just, fully.
  2. In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.
  3. Emphasizing a comparative.
  4. Signalling a correction of one's previous utterance; rather, that is.
EVEN noun
  1. Evening.

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