Deputy or substitute, especially for a doctor (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOCUM Deputy or substitute, especially for a doctor (5) (5) Puzzler Jun 12, 2024
7% AIDE Deputy (4) Premier Sunday Aug 31, 2025
6% ASST Deputy: Abbr. (4) Premier Sunday Aug 31, 2025
6% CHICORY Coffee substitute (7) Eugene Sheffer Aug 7, 2025
6% LIEU In __ of (substituting for) (4) Newsday Aug 5, 2025
6% SECONDINCOMMAND CO's deputy (15)
6% SURROGATE Substitute, deputy (9) The Times Concise May 9, 2016
6% VICAR Substitute; deputy (5)
5% SAYAH Doctor's order (5) Newsday Sep 11, 2025
5% RAAB Erstwhile deputy PM Dominic (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 27, 2025

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