  We present the first X-ray observations of the 4 Draconis system, consisting
of an M3III giant with a hot ultraviolet companion. It has been claimed that
the companion is itself an AM Her-type binary system, an identification that
places strong constraints on the evolution of cataclysmic variables. We find
that the X-ray properties of 4 Draconis are consistent with the presence of an
accreting white dwarf, but not consistent with the presence of an AM Her
system. We conclude that 4 Dra is therefore most-likely a symbiotic binary
containing a white dwarf accreting material from the wind of the red giant.
  The X-ray spectrum of 4 Dra is sometimes dominated by partially-ionised
photoelectric absorption, presumably due to the wind of the red giant. We note
that X-ray monitoring of such systems would provide a powerful probe of the
wind and mass-loss rate of the giant, and would allow a detailed test of wind
accretion models.
