Barely at conflict with deception (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BETRAYAL Barely at conflict with deception (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 8, 2024
7% TORN Conflicted (4) USA Today Jan 31, 2026
7% WAR Armed conflict (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 31, 2026
7% SCRAPES Barely gets (by) (7) New York Times Jan 31, 2026
7% BATTLE Conflict (6) The Times Concise Jan 28, 2026
7% SCANT Barely enough (5) New York Times Jan 23, 2026
7% LIE Bit of deception (3) USA Today Jan 18, 2026
7% BASIC Bare-bones (5) New York Times Jan 16, 2026
7% EKE Barely manage, with "by" (3) Newsday Jan 16, 2026
7% RUSE Deceptive ploy (4) Newsday Jan 13, 2026

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