Bail out one with a defence (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALIBI Bail out one with a defence (5) (5)
8% BASIL Bails out chap (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Oct 21, 2025
7% UNFASHIONABLE Out on bail, unsafe sadly, bringing heroin in (13) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
7% CENT One out of a hundred? (4) New York Times Oct 10, 2025
7% MISFIT Odd one out (6) The Times Concise Oct 10, 2025
7% INEEDARIDE One out (10) New York Times Oct 9, 2025
7% WICKET Set of stumps and bails (6) The Times Concise Sep 27, 2025
7% EJECT Charlie in English plane to bail out (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Sep 22, 2025
6% UTTER Out-and-out (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 29, 2025
6% JAILBREAK Somehow a jerk with bail can escape? (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
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