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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Apply pressure, bound to remove leader last seen in Telegraph 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PERTAIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PERTAIN Apply pressure, bound to remove leader (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 11, 2024
7% EXERT Apply (pressure) (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 21, 2025
5% USE Apply, as a tool (3)
5% LAZE Idle leader removed from finish (4) (4) The Guardian Quiptic Dec 14, 2025
5% DAB Apply gently (3)
5% BAR Unit of pressure (3) The Times Concise Dec 4, 2025
5% NODOUBT Surely bound to ground (7) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 3, 2025
5% OFFTO Bound for (5) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
5% DELIMIT Bound, fix (7) Puzzler Backwords Nov 27, 2025
5% ENCODE Apply a cipher to (6) LA Times Daily Nov 25, 2025

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