Clever surgery that's barely legal (5,8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHARPPRACTICE Clever surgery that's barely legal (5,8) (13) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 8, 2024
81% BLONDES 2009's "Legally ___" (7) TV Sep 7, 2025
71% ATAD Barely (4) Newsday Sep 25, 2025
71% OPS Surgeries (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 21, 2025
71% SMART Clever (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 7, 2025
67% BYAHAIR Just barely (7) USA Today Oct 11, 2025
67% EKEOUT Barely sustain (6) Newsday Oct 8, 2025
67% SCRUB Prep for surgery (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 2, 2025
67% PREOP Before surgery (5) Commuter Oct 1, 2025
67% SCAR Surgery souvenir (4) Universal Sep 27, 2025

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