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
77% BRIGHT Clever (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 16, 2025
77% SMART Clever (5) Universal Dec 7, 2025
77% WIT Cleverness (3) USA Today Nov 28, 2025
77% BLONDES 2009's "Legally ___" (7) TV Sep 7, 2025
73% NAKED Bare (5) LA Times Daily Nov 28, 2025
70% OPERATE Perform surgery (7) Universal Dec 9, 2025
70% SLY Sneakily clever (3) New York Times Dec 3, 2025
70% LASER Surgery tool (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 29, 2025
70% IDEA Clever notion (4) LA Times Daily Nov 24, 2025

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