Complain about a silly step taken to contain the rot (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PROTEST Complain about a silly step taken to contain the rot (7) (7)
5% DECAY Rot (5) (5) Mirror Classic Dec 4, 2025
5% NAOMI I complain about Osaka, perhaps (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 4, 2025
5% DOH "Silly me!" (3) USA Today Dec 4, 2025
5% CARP Complain (4) LA Times Daily Dec 3, 2025
5% FUSSY Prone to complaining (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 3, 2025
5% CARPS Complains (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 2, 2025
5% IDIOMATIC Silly about mother in the vernacular (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 23, 2025
5% APISH Very silly (5) LA Times Daily Nov 21, 2025
5% MOANER Complainer (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 20, 2025
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