Back of an animal's neck:grab by the scruff Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCRUFF Back of an animal's neck:grab by the scruff (6)
8% NAPE Scruff of the neck (4) Puzzler Backwords Aug 1, 2025
6% TOOK Grabbed (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 3, 2025
6% EVEN Neck and neck (4) USA Today Sep 21, 2025
6% NAPES Scruffs of the neck (5)
5% SAT Grabbed a chair, say (3)
5% BEASTS Animals (6) USA Today Nov 3, 2025
5% PUBS Places to grab a pint (4) Universal Nov 2, 2025
5% FRET Something located on the neck? (4) The Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
5% ALIVE Animated (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 29, 2025
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