Beaten with hard truncheon at the start (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WROUGHT Beaten with hard truncheon at the start (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 25, 2025
6% BATON Fail to declare policeman's truncheon (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 8, 2026
5% RARE Hard to find (4) Commuter Jul 30, 2026
5% ONSETS Starts (6) Thomas Joseph Jul 29, 2026
5% BEGINS Starts (6) The Telegraph Quick Jul 28, 2026
5% ONSET Start (5) The Atlantic Jul 27, 2026
5% STRAPPED Saint criticised and beaten (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 23, 2026
5% COSH … commanding officer essentially use the truncheon (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 22, 2026
5% LABOR Hard work (5) New York Times Jul 21, 2026
5% HURL Throw hard (4) Eugene Sheffer Jul 21, 2026

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