The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 3 plus 3 plus 4 letter word BLOW HOT AND COLD
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B
L
O
W
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More clues leading to the result BLOW HOT AND COLD
- Be a fan of hovering?
- Waste taps are not steady
- Waste taps to turn on and off?
- Winds may veer
- Pipe to be attached to both taps? Can’t decide
- Disappointment with both taps — keep changing one’s mind
- Change opinions, hit with a pair of taps?
- Vacillate, as winds may in different seasons
- Be unsure in party after consuming cheap new drug earlier
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The straight part
We know that "Winds may/veer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case winds may/veer = blow hot and cold.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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