Basketball manoeuvre in back street, hoop lacking height Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Basketball manoeuvre in back street, hoop lacking height 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ALLEYOOP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALLEYOOP Basketball manoeuvre in back street, hoop lacking height (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 13, 2016
6% RIM Part of a basketball hoop (3) LA Times Daily Sep 14, 2026
5% ACME Height (4) LA Times Daily Sep 9, 2026
5% ALLEY Back street (5) Eugene Sheffer Aug 28, 2026
4% LOBE Place for a huggie hoop (4) USA Today Oct 4, 2026
4% LEEWAY Room for manoeuvre (6) The Times Concise Oct 3, 2026
4% HEELS Height boosters (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 3, 2026
4% ACRO Prefix meaning "height" (4) USA Today Quick Oct 3, 2026
4% EGS Prefix meaning "height" (3) USA Today Quick Oct 3, 2026
4% ROUTS Defeats when our turn on back street (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 3, 2026

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