A lawyer, but not for long? (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A lawyer, but not for long? (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on April 13, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BRIEF.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BRIEF A lawyer, but not for long? (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 13, 2026
59% DACHA US lawyer impounding most of long rural residence (5)
11% SUE Directive to a lawyer (3) Wall Street Journal Apr 11, 2026
11% ABA Lawyers' org. (3) Wall Street Journal Apr 8, 2026
11% ATT Lawyer: Abbr. (3) New York Times Apr 7, 2026
11% CASES Lawyers' jobs (5) Universal Mar 29, 2026
11% AMAL Lawyer Clooney (4) Eugene Sheffer Mar 16, 2026
11% CASE Job for a lawyer (4) Eugene Sheffer Mar 12, 2026
10% JDS Lawyers' degrees: Abbr. (3) Commuter Apr 11, 2026
10% EON Long, long time (3) Thomas Joseph Apr 10, 2026

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