Be a thief to get back automaton (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROBOT Be a thief to get back automaton (5) (5)
7% LOOTER Thief (6) Puzzler Backwords Feb 25, 2026
7% BOTS Automatons, for short (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 16, 2026
7% BOT Online automaton (3) New York Times Feb 11, 2026
7% SWAG Thief's haul (4) New York Times Jan 29, 2026
7% ROBBER Thief (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 27, 2025
6% NICK What thief will do in prison (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 24, 2026
6% CAST Actors get sacked backing nurses (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Feb 24, 2026
6% ICE Jewel thief's loot, slangily (3)
6% REGAIN Get back! I anger criminal (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Feb 13, 2026
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