Characteristic strain suffered when buying a house (8,3) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Characteristic strain suffered when buying a house (8,3) last seen in Guardian 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PROPERTYTAX.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PROPERTYTAX Characteristic strain suffered when buying a house (8,3) (11) The Guardian Cryptic May 20, 2025
6% TENSION Strain (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 18, 2025
5% ACHE Suffer pain (4) USA Today Quick Oct 16, 2025
5% ETH Suffer pain (3) USA Today Quick Oct 16, 2025
5% SELL Opposite of "buy" (4)
5% ROOF It's on the house (4) Newsday Oct 16, 2025
5% LOSES Suffers defeat (5) Commuter Oct 15, 2025
5% DOZEN Eggs buy (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 13, 2025
5% ANTE Poker buy-in (4) New York Times Oct 13, 2025
5% ERA Historical period with a distinctive characteristic (3)

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