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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bishop captured by hired gun running city 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EDINBURGH.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EDINBURGH Bishop captured by hired gun running city (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 9, 2026
4% MERC Gun for hire (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 26, 2026
3% CHESSMOVE Knight captures bishop, e.g. (9) New York Times Mar 2, 2026
2% ONVIDEO Captured, in a way (7) LA Times Daily Mar 28, 2026
2% GLUE Hot-__ gun (4) Commuter Mar 27, 2026
2% MITER Bishop's headwear (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 25, 2026
2% ATLARGE Not yet captured (7) Universal Mar 24, 2026
2% MITRE Bishop's hat (5) The Telegraph Plusword Mar 19, 2026
2% RENTS Hires (5) The Telegraph Plusword Mar 18, 2026
2% GRAB Capture, as attention (4)

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