Fool, standing up to African dictator (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Fool, standing up to African dictator (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on October 6, 2025. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IDIOT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDIOT Fool, standing up to African dictator (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 6, 2025
7% RISE Stand up (4) New York Times Oct 6, 2025
7% EASEL Stand up for creativity? (5) The Atlantic Oct 3, 2025
7% DESPOTS Dictators (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 7, 2025
7% ARISE Stand up (5) Thomas Joseph Aug 2, 2025
6% DUNCE Fool (5) (5) Mirror Quick Oct 4, 2025
6% ROMANO Stand-up comic Ray (6) Universal Oct 2, 2025
6% ONTO Not fooled by (4) Newsday Sep 30, 2025
6% LOU Stand-up comedian Sanders (3) USA Today Sep 22, 2025
6% IDI Ugandan dictator Amin (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 21, 2025

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