Assistant ref's backing nothing — means one needs to replace Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LINESMAN Assistant ref's backing nothing — means one needs to replace (8)
69% VARMINT Ref's assistant and perfect nuisance (7) The Times Cryptic Oct 3, 2025
67% SECONDINCOMMAND Assistant, one backing stylish Fiat? (15) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 11, 2025
64% SET Needing nothing else (3) The Atlantic Sep 19, 2025
64% ARBITER Ref (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 7, 2025
58% OED Multivolume ref. (3) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
58% CALL Ref's decision (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 10, 2025
58% HUM Nothing needs to be said to do it (3) New York Times Sep 6, 2025
58% STOLTZ Whom Fox replaced in Back to the Future (6) Newsday Sep 5, 2025
55% UNI Prefix that means one (3) The Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
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