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The Clue

Very tight (4 letter answer)

The Answer

TAUT

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Notes

The answer TAUT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.

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Snug
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Trim
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Drawn tight
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Lacking play
Lacking slack
Like a bowstring
Like a tightrope
Not slack
Pulled tight
Showing stress
Stretched to the max
Stretched tight
Stretched tightly
Strung tightly
Tight as a drum
Tightly strung
Under tension
Well disciplined
Having little give
Like guitar strings
Like some nerves
Like a trampoline's surface

Definition

TAUT as an adjective:

1. (taut, tight) = pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"
2. subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"