Clean off a spear (5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Clean off a spear (5) last seen in Mirror 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LANCE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LANCE Clean off a spear (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jun 12, 2025
9% TRIDENT Neptune's spear (7) The Times Concise Nov 18, 2025
9% SHAFT Part of a spear (5) Commuter Nov 1, 2025
9% RINSE Clean suds off (5) Universal Oct 10, 2025
9% DETERGENT Cleaning is put off by man (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 25, 2025
9% IMPALE Spear (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 22, 2025
9% GORED Speared (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 14, 2025
8% ERASE Clean a chalkboard (5) Commuter Nov 21, 2025
8% BATHE Get clean (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 20, 2025
8% SCRUB Clean with effort (5) LA Times Daily Nov 18, 2025

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