Drug picked up for leading female protagonist (6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Drug picked up for leading female protagonist (6) last seen in Guardian Quick 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HEROIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEROIN Drug picked up for leading female protagonist (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Aug 18, 2024
7% LEARN Pick up (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2025
7% SENSE Pick up on (5) USA Today Jul 12, 2025
7% SENSES Picks up on (6) Wall Street Journal Jul 5, 2025
6% MEDS Drugs (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 14, 2025
6% EYE Observer I picked up (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 13, 2025
6% LIFT Pick up, as weights (4)
6% BELIEF Misrepresent female, leading to conviction (6) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 10, 2025
6% PAID Picked up the check (4) Commuter Sep 9, 2025
6% HERO Protagonist (4) Commuter Sep 8, 2025

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