First person killed in confused situation after leader's removed Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABEL First person killed in confused situation after leader's removed (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 24, 2018
6% SLAY Kill (4) Commuter Nov 22, 2025
6% ADDLE Confuse by removing top of oar (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 13, 2025
6% SPLITSECOND Leave just after the first person? (Boomer) (11) New York Times Oct 26, 2025
6% SELF First person? (4) New York Times Sep 18, 2025
5% LAZE Idle leader removed from finish (4) (4) The Guardian Quiptic Dec 14, 2025
5% FLUSTER Confuse, disturb (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 12, 2025
5% DRAW No-win situation? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 8, 2025
5% MAELSTROM Turbulent situation (9) LA Times Daily Dec 7, 2025
5% ENDS ... aims and kills (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 4, 2025

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