Engage in combat with hair cut off head to tail (4,5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Engage in combat with hair cut off head to tail (4,5) . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LOCKHORNS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOCKHORNS Engage in combat with hair cut off head to tail (4,5) (9)
7% SNIPE Cut tail off the bird (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 9, 2025
6% SEVER Cut off (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 17, 2025
6% AXING Cutting is onerous with head chopped off (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 12, 2025
6% CUTS Snips off, as hair (4) Newsday Sep 8, 2025
6% COIN Object with heads and tails (4)
6% SCALP It's hidden by head hair (5) Premier Sunday Aug 31, 2025
6% DOBATTLE Engage in head-to-head combat (8)
5% DEAN Head Dane off (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Oct 20, 2025
5% HEADS "__ or tails?" (5) Commuter Oct 16, 2025
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