The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TALL
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TALL
- Unlikely score Yankee discounted
- Time everyone of more than average height
- Unlikely to add up if short
- Lofty lines on reserve force
- High temperature? Totally
- High score – 80 percent
- Time everyone got high
- Towering installation
- Kiosk failing to open? That’s hard to believe
- Barely credible saga when last character’s gone and left
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What does TALL mean?
TALL noun- (possibly nonstandard) Someone or something that is tall.
- (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
- (of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.
- (of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
- (of a cup of coffee) A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces.
- Obsequious; obedient.
- Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.
- Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.
- Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.