Badly tainted fellows being put inside in custody Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DETAINMENT Badly tainted fellows being put inside in custody (10) The Telegraph Cryptic May 1, 2015
3% REMAND Fellow clothed in colour put back in custody (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 7, 2025
3% ADULTERATING Tainting, contaminating (12) The Times Concise Oct 7, 2025
2% LADS Young fellows (4) Universal Nov 9, 2025
2% DEFER Put off being freed indefinitely (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
2% ARREST Take into custody (6)
2% ARGOT Insider parlance (5) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
2% IDLER Lazy fellow (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 30, 2025
2% POOP Inside info (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 30, 2025
2% WAG Funny fellow (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 28, 2025

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