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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Deflect praise working on this quality last seen in Guardian 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 15 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SELFDEPRECATION.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SELFDEPRECATION Deflect praise working on this quality (15) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 23, 2024
3% ODES Poet's literary works in praise of his muse (4)
3% LAUDS Praises (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 2, 2025
3% DISTRACT Divert or deflect (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 1, 2025
3% LAUD Praise (4) Commuter Nov 27, 2025
3% AVERT Deflect (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 5, 2025
3% AVERTED Deflected (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 20, 2025
2% EXALT Praise highly (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 12, 2026
2% LOOSENESS Lax quality (9) Premier Sunday Jan 11, 2026
2% EDGE Harsh quality (4) New York Times Jan 10, 2026

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