A discovery, one hears, is penalised by the court (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FINED A discovery, one hears, is penalised by the court (5) (5)
7% TRY Hear in court (3) Newsday Dec 26, 2025
6% SIGNIFICANTDIG The discovery of the Lucy fossils, for one? (14) LA Times Daily Jan 2, 2026
6% FIND Reportedly penalised for discovery (4) Mirror Cryptic Apr 25, 2025
5% ATT One who argues in court, for short (3)
5% EAR Hearing organ (3) Commuter Jan 8, 2026
5% ORDER "__ in the court!" (5) Commuter Jan 7, 2026
5% SUE Take to court (3) USA Today Jan 7, 2026
5% EUREKA Exclamation of discovery (6) (6) Mirror Classic Jan 6, 2026
5% SUED Took to court (4) Commuter Jan 6, 2026
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