Cryptic crossword clue
Swords and shield motif? 4

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Swords/shield motif" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case swords/shield motif = arms.
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 ARMS mean?

ARMS noun
  1. The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
  2. The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
  3. A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
  4. A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the arm of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.
  5. A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
  6. A branch of an organization.
  7. Power; might; strength; support.
  8. A pitcher
  9. One of the two parts of a chromosome.
  10. A group of patients in a medical trial.
ARMS noun
  1. (usually used in the plural) A weapon.
  2. (in the plural) Heraldic bearings or insignia.
  3. (in the plural) War; hostilities; deeds or exploits of war.
ARMS verb
  1. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
ARMS verb
  1. To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
  2. To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.
  3. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
  4. To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
  5. To take up weapons; to arm oneself.
  6. To fit (a magnet) with an armature.
ARMS noun
  1. Hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters; described by a blazon.

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