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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Close call at home with mates losing protection last seen in Telegraph 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TERMINATE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TERMINATE Close call at home with mates losing protection (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 4, 2023
3% THATSAWRAP Close call? (10) The Atlantic Mar 8, 2026
3% CROAK Frog's mating call (5) USA Today Jan 14, 2026
3% TOOREAL Painfully close to home (7) LA Times Daily Jan 7, 2026
3% SCARE Close call (5) LA Times Daily Dec 27, 2025
2% DOES Bucks' mates (4) Universal Mar 10, 2026
2% AFAR Not close (4) New York Times Mar 10, 2026
2% EWE Ram's mate (3) Wall Street Journal Mar 9, 2026
2% RAM Ewe's mate (3) Thomas Joseph Mar 9, 2026
2% OPEN Not closed (4) Commuter Mar 9, 2026

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