The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CORD
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result CORD
- String quartet from Poulenc or Debussy
- Rope in agreement without a consensus at first
- Amount of wood that’s cut after delivery
- String for one part of CD
- Line from fabulous bird stood up on date
- Alternative for lower grade string
- Fish swallowing end of angler’s line
- Half of device for storing data in binder
- Choose either end of coiled string
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The straight part
We know that "String" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case string = cord.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 CORD mean?
CORD noun- A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
- A straight line between two points of a curve.
- A horizontal member of a truss.
- The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.
- An imaginary line from the luff of a sail to its leech.
- A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.
- The string of a musical instrument.
- A cord.
- An edge that is not part of a cycle but connects two vertices of the cycle.
- A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); (uncountable) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
- A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.
- A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.
- Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.
- Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
- To furnish with cords
- To tie or fasten with cords
- To flatten a book during binding
- To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.