Cryptic crossword clue
Volume on speaker for siren 4

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

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The straight part
We know that "siren" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case siren = vamp.
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What does VAMP mean?

VAMP noun
  1. The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stocking.
  2. Something added to give an old thing a new appearance.
  3. Something patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished.
  4. A repeated and often improvised accompaniment, usually consisting of one or two measures, often a single chord or simple chord progression, repeated as necessary, for example, to accommodate dialogue or to anticipate the entrance of a soloist.
  5. (by extension) An activity or speech intended to fill or stall for time.
VAMP verb
  1. To patch, repair, or refurbish.
  2. Often as vamp up: to fabricate or put together (something) from existing material, or by adding new material to something existing.
  3. To cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise.
  4. (shoemaking) To attach a vamp (to footwear).
  5. To travel by foot; to walk.
  6. To delay or stall for time, as for an audience.
VAMP noun
  1. A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her.
  2. A vampire.
VAMP verb
  1. To seduce or exploit someone.
VAMP noun
  1. A volunteer firefighter.

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