Doubly small for a defender Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Doubly small for a defender 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SWEEPER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SWEEPER Doubly small for a defender (7) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 28, 2022
3% TWOHANDED Held doubly securely, in a way (9) Premier Sunday Dec 28, 2025
3% RUNTHROUGH Doubly hard to follow small creature in practice (10) The Times Cryptic Dec 25, 2025
3% TWICE Doubly (5) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 19, 2025
2% APOLOGIST Defender or justifier of a particular policy (9) (9) Puzzler Jan 9, 2026
2% BIG Not small (3)
2% IMPS Small demons (4) Universal Jan 7, 2026
2% SNAG Small hitch (4) The Telegraph Mini Jan 5, 2026
2% CHAPEL Small church (6) Commuter Jan 3, 2026
2% BIGASK No small favor (6) Newsday Jan 2, 2026

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