A copper nabs tense friend, in reality Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A copper nabs tense friend, in reality featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on January 20, 2026. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ACTUALLY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACTUALLY A copper nabs tense friend, in reality (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 20, 2026
6% SNARE Nab (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 6, 2025
5% ARREST Nab (6) (6) Mirror Classic Jan 17, 2026
5% COLLAR Nab (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 25, 2025
5% STOLE Nabbed (5) TV Nov 16, 2025
5% SEIZE Nab (5) New York Times Nov 6, 2025
5% BAG Nab (3) New York Times Nov 6, 2025
4% EXCHANGE Old coppers in conversation (8) The Times Cryptic Jan 19, 2026
4% IDOL "American ___" (reality show) (4)
4% AMI Nice friend? (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 17, 2026

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