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% UNEARTH Find out (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 5, 2025
6% URCHIN Sea ___ (spiky creature) (6)
6% USE Deploy (3) Newsday Jul 20, 2025
6% USES Deploys (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 8, 2025
5% EMANATE East Sea creature sheds tail in Spring (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Sep 5, 2025
5% ENIGMA Name of encryption device deployed in game (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 5, 2025
5% SHAFT Who's the cat that won't cop out? Right on! (5) The Telegraph Plusword Aug 29, 2025
5% SPONGECRAB Crustacean that wears another sea creature on its back (10) Wall Street Journal Aug 18, 2025
5% PERP Criminal, to a cop (4) Newsday Aug 12, 2025

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