Animal held in prison pounced on leaders Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Animal held in prison pounced on leaders . 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 HIPPO.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HIPPO Animal held in prison pounced on leaders (5)
6% LURK Wait to pounce (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 28, 2025
6% JUMP Pounce on (4) The Times Sunday Concise Aug 10, 2025
5% INMATE Prisoner (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 22, 2025
5% OWNED Held the deed to (5) Commuter Oct 20, 2025
5% ATBAY Held in check (5) USA Today Oct 16, 2025
5% PENAL Prison-related (5) New York Times Mini Oct 5, 2025
5% CELL Prison room (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 4, 2025
5% STIR Prison (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 1, 2025
5% ADHERED Held fast (to) (7) The Times Concise Oct 1, 2025
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