Cryptic crossword clue
Swiss banker’s heading off for gold rush city 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "gold rush city" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case gold rush city = nome.
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 NOME mean?

NOME noun
  1. A prefecture or unit of regional government in Greece.
  2. A territorial division of ancient Egypt.
  3. A type of musical composition in Ancient Greece.
  4. A term in an algebraic expression.
NOME interjection
  1. Contraction of no ma'am
NOME noun
  1. A special function with which elliptic functions and modular forms can be described.

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