Candidate for a comeback. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Candidate for a comeback. . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HASBEEN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HASBEEN Candidate for a comeback. (7)
9% REPRISAL Comeback (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 27, 2025
9% NOMINEE Candidate (7) The Times Concise Oct 6, 2025
8% ASAMI Concurrent comeback (5) Newsday Oct 25, 2025
8% ELECTEE Successful candidate (7) Newsday Oct 24, 2025
8% ZINGS Hits with a witty comeback (5) New York Times Mini Oct 23, 2025
8% SLATE List of candidates (5) Universal Oct 20, 2025
8% TOUCHE "Ooh, good comeback!" (6) Premier Sunday Oct 19, 2025
8% ARESO Not-so-clever comeback (5) Newsday Oct 18, 2025
8% DRINKS Bar candidates? (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
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