Cops out, deployed to find sea creature Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cops out, deployed to find sea creature 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OCTOPUS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OCTOPUS Cops out, deployed to find sea creature (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 7, 2018
6% URCHIN Sea __ (spiny creature) (6) Commuter Dec 23, 2025
6% ASCERTAIN Find out (9) LA Times Daily Dec 7, 2025
5% NARC Drug cop (4) Universal Jan 8, 2026
5% REUSES Deploys again (6) Newsday Jan 6, 2026
5% PERP Criminal, to cops (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 6, 2026
5% BURROWINGURCHIN Spiky sea creature that digs into rock (15) USA Today Jan 2, 2026
5% LOCATE Find (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 30, 2025
5% SAWFISH Fearsome-looking sea creature (7) (7) The Sun Mini Dec 26, 2025
5% LEFTCLICK Deploy mouse over cold stuff (9) The Times Cryptic Dec 25, 2025

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