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Grain not left in square (4)

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four

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'square' is the definition.
(four is a square number)

'grain not left' is the wordplay.
'grain' becomes 'fou' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'not left' becomes 'r' (abbreviation for right).
'fou'+'r'='FOUR'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for four that I've seen before include "Set of bridge players?" , "An even number" , "Two squared" , "Boundary hit (cricket)" , "IV in Roman numerals" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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