Fine detective captures a forest creature (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OKAPI Fine detective captures a forest creature (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 22, 2024
7% DEER Skittish forest creature (4) LA Times Daily Aug 10, 2025
6% PENALTY Fine (7) Thomas Joseph Aug 28, 2025
6% FIT ___ and fine (3)
6% SENSE Detect (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 23, 2025
6% AOK Fine (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 23, 2025
6% SLEUTH Detective (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 18, 2025
6% WOOD Forest (4) The Times Concise Aug 2, 2025
6% WOODED Forested (6) The Sun Mini Jul 5, 2025
5% FEDORAS Detectives' caps (7) TV Aug 31, 2025

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