The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word THUS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result THUS
- So hard entering union circles, ultimately!
- Huts remodelled like this
- So found in bath, usually
- 50% of them getting to America in this way
- So, today’s not the 4th?
- So shut up
- They used to get half-cut like this
- So close, having swopped ends
- Politician avoiding defeats in such a way
- So America’s short of energy?
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The straight part
We know that "like this" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case like this = thus.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 THUS mean?
THUS adverb- (manner) In this way or manner.
- As a result.
- Frankincense obtained from conifers such as the Norway spruce, or long-leaved pine.