Badly bred, came to be adopted (8) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMBRACED Badly bred, came to be adopted (8) (8)
6% ILL Badly (3) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
6% TAKESON Adopts (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 23, 2025
6% BORN Partner of "bred" (4) Universal Sep 1, 2025
6% ESPOUSE Adopt (7) Wall Street Journal Aug 16, 2025
5% EMERGED Came into view (7) Thomas Joseph Oct 17, 2025
5% MAIM Injure badly (4) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
5% LURCHER Cross-bred hunting dog (7) (7) Mirror Classic Oct 12, 2025
5% ROB Take badly? (3) USA Today Oct 9, 2025
5% ALIT Came to rest (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 6, 2025
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