Cryptic crossword clue
Trashy literature is sensitive matter 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "Trashy literature/sensitive matter" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case trashy literature/sensitive matter = pulp.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PULP mean?

PULP noun
  1. A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.
  2. A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper.
PULP verb
  1. To make or be made into pulp.
  2. To beat to a pulp.
  3. To deprive of pulp; to separate the pulp from.
PULP adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to pulp magazines; in the style of a pulp magazine or the material printed within such a publication.

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