Be the reason behind a principle that's fought for (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CAUSE Be the reason behind a principle that's fought for (5) (5)
77% TENET Principle (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 8, 2025
73% WAGED Fought, as a war (5) LA Times Daily Sep 22, 2025
73% BATTLED Fought (7) Wall Street Journal Jul 5, 2025
70% SENSEFUL Reasonable (8) Wall Street Journal Oct 13, 2025
70% SANE Reasonable (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025
70% AMORAL Lacking principles (6) New York Times Oct 8, 2025
70% ETHOS Set of principles (5) Universal Oct 4, 2025
70% LOGICAL Reasonable (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 29, 2025
70% YESAND Improv principle (6) TV Sep 21, 2025
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