The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CHIC
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result CHIC
- Smart bird getting bottom pinched
- Stylish welcome received in clubs twice
- Stylish little bird with tail hidden
- Elegant young girl getting rear pinched
- Style of greeting in cricket club
- Elegant edible plant stops short of old railway
- Elegant fowl has no range
- In Celsius, one divides hot and cold
- Smart choice to overlook every third
- Stylish clubs here in Rome once
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The straight part
We know that "Style" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case style = chic.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 CHIC mean?
CHIC noun- Good form; style.
- A person with (a particular type of) chic.
- Elegant, stylish.
- A kind of ritual buffoon or clown in Yucatec Maya culture.