Bureaucrat in prison with drug dealer (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bureaucrat in prison with drug dealer (9) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 7, 2026. 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 PENPUSHER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PENPUSHER Bureaucrat in prison with drug dealer (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 7, 2026
7% NARCO Drug dealer (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Dec 15, 2025
7% PENPUSHERS Bureaucrats jail drug dealers (10) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 27, 2016
6% REDTAPE Bureaucratic hassle (7) LA Times Daily Dec 4, 2025
6% NARC Cop who targets drug dealers, informally (4)
5% ASPIRIN Unending yearning for drug (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 8, 2026
5% BROKER Dealer (6) (6) Mirror Quick Jan 6, 2026
5% SPIV Dodgy dealer found in "axis pivot" (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 5, 2026
5% CELL Prison room (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 1, 2026
5% DOPE Drug (a horse) (4) (4) Puzzler Dec 31, 2025

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