Cause of rust Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cause of rust (9) last seen in Guardian Quick 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 OXIDATION.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OXIDATION Cause of rust (9) (9) The Guardian Quick May 9, 2024
98% OXIDE Cause of rust (5)
38% EROSIVE Causing to rust (7)
4% ATE Rusted (3) Newsday Jul 10, 2025
4% OXIDANT Rust-causing agent (7) New York Times Jul 7, 2025
3% ENGORGE Cause to swell (7) Commuter Sep 5, 2025
3% FIRE Cause for alarms (4) Newsday Sep 4, 2025
3% IDIOPATHIC Of unknown cause, medically (10) Wall Street Journal Sep 4, 2025
3% GLUE Cause of a sticky situation (4) LA Times Daily Aug 31, 2025
3% AMUSE Cause (a person) to laugh (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 30, 2025

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