Ailing - like a detective? (5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Ailing - like a detective? (5) 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DICKY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DICKY Ailing - like a detective? (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 24, 2024
10% ILL Ailing (3) Premier Sunday Aug 24, 2025
8% SENSE Detect (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 23, 2025
8% SLEUTH Detective (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 18, 2025
8% ADC Ail Data Comp. (3)
8% COFFER Sounds like someone ailing in the chest (6)
7% FEDORAS Detectives' caps (7) TV Sep 7, 2025
7% EMIL Disney's "___ and the Detectives" (4)
7% NERO Wolfe of detective fiction (4) LA Times Daily Sep 1, 2025
7% VISION Branch with detective lacking imagination (6) The Times Sunday Cryptic Aug 31, 2025

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