A fish likely to take the bait (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BITER A fish likely to take the bait (5) (5)
10% LURE Artificial fishing bait (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 21, 2025
8% RAW Like the fish in poke (3) New York Times Feb 9, 2026
8% SKATE Takes away fish (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Feb 5, 2026
8% RUSE Bait-and-switch, say (4) The Washington Post Mini Jan 27, 2026
8% AND Bait ___ switch (3)
8% EELS Snake-like fishes (4) The Times Concise Jan 9, 2026
8% CHUM Shark bait (4) New York Times Dec 6, 2025
8% BIGHT Take the bait delivered for bay (5) The Times Cryptic Nov 20, 2025
8% BITE Taking of bait by a fish? (4)
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