Duke's decline largely involving unknown figure in French scandal (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Duke's decline largely involving unknown figure in French scandal (7) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on July 28, 2026. 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 DREYFUS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DREYFUS Duke's decline largely involving unknown figure in French scandal (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 28, 2026
46% AGNUSDEI Christian figure, a genius, worked with duke (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Jun 22, 2026
46% SAIDNO Declined (6) The Atlantic Jun 3, 2026
46% NCAR Duke U.'s state (4) Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026
44% DEGENERATED Declined to have French article made (11) (11) Mirror Cryptic Jul 20, 2026
44% MUCKRAKE Seek out scandalous details about public figures (8) The Times Concise Jul 10, 2026
44% BUTTERFLY Goat, perhaps, following large, unknown insect (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 7, 2026
44% EBB Decline (3) The Telegraph Quick May 31, 2026
42% PREDILECTION Liking bet that involves large stake ultimately (12) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 17, 2026
42% NOBLE Duke or earl (5) The Atlantic Jun 22, 2026

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