A job, say, involved abandonment of principles Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% APOSTASY A job, say, involved abandonment of principles (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 31, 2019
6% DITCH Abandon (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 26, 2026
6% DERELICT Abandoned (8) The Telegraph Quick Jan 16, 2026
6% LUBES Garage jobs involving grease guns (5) New York Times Jan 12, 2026
5% TAO Chinese principle (3) Universal Feb 6, 2026
5% ARITHMETIC Job for the summer? (10) The Times Cryptic Feb 5, 2026
5% INEPT Unfit for the job (5) New York Times Feb 4, 2026
5% TASKED Assigned a job (6) New York Times Feb 3, 2026
5% ETHIC Guiding principle (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 2, 2026
5% GOLDENRULE Guiding principle (10) Universal Feb 1, 2026

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