Discourages thievery, in a way Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOUSESITS Discourages thievery, in a way (9)
6% DETER Discourage (5) Newsday Sep 23, 2025
6% DETERRED Discouraged (8) The Sun Two Speed Aug 4, 2025
5% VIA By way of (3) USA Today Oct 31, 2025
5% ISH "In a way" (3) New York Times Oct 29, 2025
5% PATHS Ways (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
5% DAMPEN Discourage a politician in study (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 28, 2025
5% STEALING Thievery (8) Newsday Apr 2, 2023
5% PIRACY Thievery (6)
5% LARCENY Thievery (7)
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