Background player is surplus (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Background player is surplus (5) . 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 EXTRA.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EXTRA Background player is surplus (5) (5)
8% GLUT Surplus (4) New York Times Mini Sep 5, 2025
8% EXCESS Surplus (6) Eugene Sheffer Aug 4, 2025
7% SPARE Surplus (5) (5) Mirror Quick Oct 2, 2025
7% COVERT Secret surplus in court (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Sep 16, 2025
7% EXTRAS Background actors (6) (6) Mirror Classic Sep 15, 2025
7% SETS Play backgrounds (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 7, 2025
7% LURK Skulk in the background (4) The Times Concise Jul 18, 2025
6% ATEAM Top players (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 9, 2025
6% TURN Player's chance (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025
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