The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word AREA
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More clues leading to the result AREA
- A mostly concrete neighbourhood
- Space in nameless stadium
- Tract having articles about religious education
- Any number banned from stadium environs
- A short cut in neighbourhood
- Some Near Eastern region
- Live on a field
- A cause son’s abandoned in part of city?
- Space that’s less humid, we’re told
- Topic like ‘Bigger Moustaches in EastEnders‘
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The straight part
We know that "space" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case space = area.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does AREA mean?
AREA noun- A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
- A particular geographic region.
- Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent.
- The extent, scope, or range of an object or concept.
- An open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement.
- Penalty box; penalty area.
- Genitals.