The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MADE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result MADE
- Announced young woman is accomplished
- See 1dn.
- Forced English, Dutch and American to return
- Discussed servant girl whose prosperity is certain?
- Crazy European really rich
- Headed West to steal diamonds
- Put under pressure to serve up the cheese
- Was the creator of cheese from the East?
- Forced to have flipping cheese
- Report of girl being unnatural
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The straight part
We know that "Was the creator of" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case was the creator of = made.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MADE mean?
MADE noun- A grub or maggot.
- To create.
- To behave, to act.
- To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- To constitute.
- To add up to, have a sum of.
- (construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- (usually stressed) To bring into success.
- (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- (of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
- To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- To proceed (in a direction).
- To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To move at (a speed).
- To appoint; to name.
- To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- To defecate or urinate.
- To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
- To enact; to establish.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- To perform a feat.
- To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.
- To increase; to augment; to accrue.
- To be engaged or concerned in.
- To cause to be (in a specified place), used after a subjective what.
- To take the virginity of.
- To have sexual intercourse with.
- To make.