The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ADZE
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More clues leading to the result ADZE
- Tool commercials on the radio
- In speech, throws in something cutting
- Tool for shaping plugs for ears
- Tool for trimming notices picked up
- From trailer’s picked up dresser of wood
- . What cuts extremely arid zone
- Cutting tool commercials announced
- Chopper making my heart shift?
- Sunday setter’s anagram for ‘cutter’?
- Woodcutter advertising verbally
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The straight part
We know that "Tool for shaping" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tool for shaping = adze.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 ADZE mean?
ADZE noun- A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
- To shape a material using an adze.