A necessity to be originally called a dame Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEED-BE A necessity to be originally called a dame (7) The Times Cryptic May 6, 2022
3% NOTRE ___ Dame (5) New York Times Nov 26, 2025
3% NEE Originally called (3) USA Today Nov 18, 2025
3% EDNA Dame __ Everage (4) Commuter Nov 11, 2025
3% NEED Necessity (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 11, 2025
2% GENESIS Origin (7) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 30, 2025
2% SIC [Error in original] (3) LA Times Daily Nov 29, 2025
2% NEW Original (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 26, 2025
2% EDAM Wax-coated cheese (anagram of "dame") (4)
2% HAIL Call, as a cab (4) TV Nov 16, 2025

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