Dodgy treatment leads to almost bare ground outside (5,3) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SNAKEOIL Dodgy treatment leads to almost bare ground outside (5,3) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 16, 2026
5% TERRAIN Ground (7) The Telegraph Quick Jul 30, 2026
5% NEARLY Almost (6) The Times Concise Jul 1, 2026
5% DOSSIER Dodgy ___ (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Jun 15, 2026
5% STIFFENED Row needs ground outside to be reinforced (9) (9) The Guardian Quiptic Jun 7, 2026
5% IFFY Dodgy (4) New York Times May 21, 2026
4% CAUSES Leads to (6) Commuter Aug 5, 2026
4% EKES Barely gets (by) (4) LA Times Daily Aug 4, 2026
4% STREAKS Barely runs? (7) New York Times Aug 2, 2026
4% TESTBEDS Proving grounds (8) Newsday Aug 1, 2026

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