Cryptic crossword clue
Wake up in cooler 4

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Wake up/cooler" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wake up/cooler = stir.
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 STIR mean?

STIR noun
  1. The act or result of stirring (moving around the particles of a liquid etc.)
  2. Agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
  3. Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
  4. Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
STIR verb
  1. To incite to action
  2. To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.
  3. To agitate the content of (a container), by passing something through it.
  4. To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
  5. To change the place of in any manner; to move.
  6. To move; to change one’s position.
  7. To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.
  8. To become the object of notice; to be on foot.
  9. To rise, or be up and about, in the morning.
STIR noun
  1. Jail; prison.

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