A hero, but in this case a drawback (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEREWARD A hero, but in this case a drawback (8) (8)
8% ACHILLES Case of effectiveness by a cool hero (8) The Times Cryptic Dec 4, 2025
8% SNAG Drawback (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Nov 25, 2025
7% LEST In case (4) The Telegraph Mini Jan 9, 2026
7% IFSO "In that case ... " (4) LA Times Daily Jan 3, 2026
6% UNLESS Except in the case that (6) The Times Concise Jan 9, 2026
6% AJAX Greek hero of the Trojan War (4) The Times Concise Jan 8, 2026
6% IDOLISE Hero-worship (7) The Times Concise Jan 7, 2026
6% ROBROY Scottish folk hero MacGregor (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 4, 2026
6% ZORRO Masked hero (5) Eugene Sheffer Dec 31, 2025
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