Defenceless targets police trap including one that initially escapes (7,5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Defenceless targets police trap including one that initially escapes (7,5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on May 13, 2026. 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SITTINGDUCKS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SITTINGDUCKS Defenceless targets police trap including one that initially escapes (7,5) (12) The Guardian Cryptic May 13, 2026
5% SETS __ a trap (4) Commuter May 9, 2026
5% ONTHEROPES In a defenceless position (2,3,5) (10) Mirror Classic May 8, 2026
5% LATS Workout targets near traps (4) Universal Apr 29, 2026
5% SKIPOUT Escape (7) The Atlantic Apr 29, 2026
5% SNARE Trap (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 13, 2026
5% DRAFT Outline of slug that's escaped from trap (5) The Times Cryptic Mar 26, 2026
5% ANTS Targets of Terro insect traps (4) LA Times Daily Mar 23, 2026
5% LAM Hasty escape, from the police (rhymes with "ham") (3)
5% DISARM Render defenceless (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Feb 11, 2026

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