The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NEED
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More clues leading to the result NEED
- Born and died in poverty
- Trainee dentist’s concealing inadequacy
- Desire to handle dough is expressed
- Require massage, we hear
- Miss providing massage reportedly
- Want date on evening to turn up
- Call for massage on the phone
- Want number associated with topless act
- We’re told massage is a necessity
- Want marijuana if wife goes away for November
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The straight part
We know that "Want" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case want = need.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 NEED mean?
NEED noun- A requirement for something; something needed.
- Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
- To have an absolute requirement for.
- To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
- (modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
- To be required; to be necessary.
- To be necessary (to someone).