A Chinese secret society, especially a criminal one Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A Chinese secret society, especially a criminal one last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TONG.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TONG A Chinese secret society, especially a criminal one (4) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 29, 2018
6% TRIAD Chinese organised crime society (5) The Times Concise Sep 4, 2025
6% TONGAN Old Chinese secret society formed by an islander (6) (6)
6% MAFIA A secret criminal society (5)
6% HUI Chinese secret society (3)
6% HOEY Chinese secret society. (4)
6% TONGS Chinese secret societies. (5)
5% TAME Not especially exciting (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
5% TAO Chinese "way" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2025
5% SHANGHAI Chinese city (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 11, 2025

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