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I'm wasting time trying to solve a book of old Guardian crosswords.
Can anyone help me with the parsing of the following clue: '____? (4).' Answer: 'elan'. There is no link with any other clue or answer. I'm completely at sea abut this one.

Dash/Panache is Elan

Dash- elan?

Elan = Dash ?

i presume they are 4 dashes ____ ?

Thanks Mamya, ab and Shooty (no, it was just a long single dash, not 4 small dashes). That's cleared my mind, so I can now give full attention to today's 'Times' puzzles
I'm sure you've all just worked out the 'Gaurdian' clue,, rather than recalled the clue and answer from around 40 years ago !
Best wishes, g.i.