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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bad detectives legged it first 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RANCID.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RANCID Bad detectives legged it first (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 24, 2018
3% EVIL Bad to the bone (4)
3% ABYSMAL Very bad (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 3, 2025
3% KNEE Leg joint (4) Commuter Sep 2, 2025
3% SHIN Lower leg (4) Newsday Sep 1, 2025
3% NERO Wolfe of detective fiction (4) LA Times Daily Sep 1, 2025
3% FEDORAS Detectives' caps (7) TV Aug 31, 2025
3% ROTS Goes bad (4) LA Times Daily Aug 31, 2025
3% OOPS "My bad!" (4)
3% ADDLING Going bad (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 28, 2025

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