Be about to beat the rap (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BLAME Be about to beat the rap (5) (5)
9% SCRAMS Beats it (6) New York Times Nov 14, 2025
9% ENTER Reply to rapping (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 12, 2025
9% SHOO "Beat it!" (4) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
9% HIPHOP Rap genre (6) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 19, 2025
9% DRE Forgot About ____, rap song (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 7, 2025
9% SCRAM "Beat it!" (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 4, 2025
8% PER Beats ___ minute (3) USA Today Nov 15, 2025
8% THROB Beat rhythmically (5) The Times Concise Nov 15, 2025
8% SMALLS Biggie __: 1990s rap moniker (6) LA Times Daily Nov 12, 2025
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