How do I solve 4 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31245?

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4 down reads "Dough, we hear, is raised" (4 letters); the answer is BRED. It's a homophone clue: the answer sounds like another word. Indicators like 'reportedly', 'we hear', or 'sounds like' point to a word that's pronounced similarly to the answer. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

Dough, we hear, is raised (4)

4D — Dough, we hear, is raised (4) — BRED