Detectives replacing male in regime, doing away with top man Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REGICIDE Detectives replacing male in regime, doing away with top man (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 5, 2019
5% DISPELLED Detective signalled and drove away (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 7, 2026
5% INSTEAD As a replacement (7) The Times Concise Aug 6, 2026
5% LIEU In __ of (replacing) (4) Newsday Jul 21, 2026
4% SENSOR Detecting device (6) The Times Concise Aug 20, 2026
4% CASE Detective's job (4) Newsday Aug 18, 2026
4% SUB Replacement player (3) The Times Concise Aug 13, 2026
4% ROOSTER Male chicken (7) Commuter Aug 11, 2026
4% CLUE Detective's lead (4) The Times Concise Aug 6, 2026
4% GOTOTHECOUNTRY Get away from London? Many PMs do this (14) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 6, 2026

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