Career's root? Upper nepotism from the outset (3) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Career's root? Upper nepotism from the outset (3) featured in Guardian Quick Cryptic puzzle on December 13, 2025. 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RUN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RUN Career's root? Upper nepotism from the outset (3) (3) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Dec 13, 2025
45% VOCATIONS Careers (9) Thomas Joseph Dec 4, 2025
43% PULLFOR Root on (7) New York Times Nov 13, 2025
41% LIFER Career soldier (5) Commuter Dec 3, 2025
41% TARO Root hidden in "root around" (4) Universal Nov 30, 2025
41% GOINTO Select, as a career (6) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
41% NIP ___ in the bud (eliminate from the root) (3)
39% CAP Upper limit (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 8, 2025
39% ELITE Upper echelon (5) LA Times Daily Nov 21, 2025
39% INFLATE Balloon is no fun from the outset, and others go up (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 21, 2025

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