The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word YARN
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More clues leading to the result YARN
- Tell stories about being amongst your number
- It may be spun, in either sense of the word
- Story's thread
- Beam about new story
- Story that can be spun out?
- Feel strong desire to be free of European story
- Fibre, sort of rayon, nothing less
- Uncovered cyan and navy thread
- Tale ends in stormy sea meeting sailors
- Story of Magyar nationalism
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The straight part
We know that "Story/thread" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case story/thread = yarn.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 YARN mean?
YARN noun- A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.
- Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.
- A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.
- To tell a story or stories.