A thin peg, originally designed, that's pushed into hair Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue A thin peg, originally designed, that's pushed into hair last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HATPIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HATPIN A thin peg, originally designed, that's pushed into hair (6) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 19, 2022
64% CREATION Original design (8) (8)
64% DOWEL Thin peg; lowed (anag.) (5) The Telegraph Quick Jun 9, 2025
58% SHOVES Pushes (6) Eugene Sheffer Aug 21, 2025
58% URGED Pushed for (5) USA Today Aug 7, 2025
58% TEE Peg (3) The Telegraph Quick Jul 20, 2025
58% LAVASH Thin bread of Armenian origin (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 14, 2025
55% THRUSTS Pushes with force (7) New York Times Sep 7, 2025
55% DELAY Push back (5) LA Times Daily Aug 30, 2025
55% REPEL Push away (5) USA Today Aug 12, 2025

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