Feign illness to avoid duty Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Feign illness to avoid duty . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MALINGER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MALINGER Feign illness to avoid duty (8)
3% MOI Question of feigned outrage (3) The Atlantic Nov 16, 2025
3% ACTED Feigned (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
3% ACTIVE On duty (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 13, 2025
3% SPITE Ill will (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 10, 2025
3% MALINGERED Feigned illness (10)
3% SWINGINGTHELEAD Feigning illness to avoid work (8,3,4) (15)
3% MALINGERERS Those feigning illness to avoid work (11) The Times Concise May 30, 2022
2% ELUDE Avoid capture by (5) USA Today Nov 25, 2025
2% INAPT Ill-suited (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 19, 2025
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