Cops out, deployed to find sea creature Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OCTOPUS Cops out, deployed to find sea creature (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 7, 2018
6% ASCERTAIN Find out (9) LA Times Daily Dec 7, 2025
6% EEL Snakelike sea creature (3) USA Today Nov 25, 2025
6% DISCOVERS Finds out (9) The Telegraph Quick Nov 13, 2025
6% NARWHAL Tusked sea creature (7) The Telegraph Quick Nov 12, 2025
6% ANEMONE Flowerlike sea creature (7) Universal Nov 3, 2025
5% HEN Creature that starts out eggy? (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 15, 2025
5% OCTOPI According to Chambers, it's not actually the plural of a sea creature (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 12, 2025
5% OCEAN Sea (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 11, 2025
5% VEST Cop's bulletproof garment (4)

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