Detective when snubbed has dry line about a counterargument (8) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Detective when snubbed has dry line about a counterargument (8) 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is REBUTTAL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REBUTTAL Detective when snubbed has dry line about a counterargument (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 21, 2024
5% REBUT Make a counterargument against (5) New York Times Mini Sep 28, 2025
5% IGNORED Snubbed (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 27, 2025
5% ESCHEW Snub (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Sep 13, 2025
5% HANG Line-dry, perhaps (4) Universal Aug 26, 2025
4% ARID Bone-dry (4) Newsday Nov 6, 2025
4% NAB Arrest when prohibition is about (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
4% CASES Jobs for detectives (5) Newsday Nov 3, 2025
4% LOL [ha ha!] (3) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
4% BRUT Very dry (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 1, 2025

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