Cryptic crossword clue
VAT has group of teachers upset 3

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TUN

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The straight part
We know that "VAT" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case vat = tun.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TUN mean?

TUN noun
  1. A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.
  2. A fermenting vat.
  3. An old English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 252 wine gallons; equal to two pipes.
  4. A weight of 2,240 pounds.
  5. An indefinite large quantity.
  6. A drunkard.
  7. Any shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera.
  8. The cryptobiotic state of a tardigrade, when its metabolism is temporarily suspended.
TUN verb
  1. To put into tuns, or casks.
TUN noun
  1. A part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days.

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