The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DREW
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result DREW
- Sketched river, surrounded by atmospheric vapour
- Was attractive Scotsman missing a name?
- Extracted 400% raise for head of company
- Sketched Duke of York cutting out leading article
- Finished even fewer duties around houses
- Doctor with tablet turning head of Michael Barrymore?
- Gutted — only got a point
- Was in no-win situation, so pulled out
- Made a portrait of Barrymore?
- Sketched actor Barrymore
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The straight part
We know that "Was attractive" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case was attractive = drew.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 DREW mean?
DREW verb- To move or develop something.
- To exert or experience force.
- (fluidic) To remove or separate or displace.
- To change in size or shape.
- To attract or be attracted.
- (usually as draw on or draw upon) To rely on; utilize as a source.
- To disembowel.
- To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).
- To choose by means of a random selection process.
- To make a shot that lands gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones.
- To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.
- To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.
- To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball.