Footballer on the up - hard worker and big beast! (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ELEPHANT Footballer on the up - hard worker and big beast! (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 31, 2024
6% ALLI Dele of football (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 23, 2026
6% ASS Braying beast (3)
6% ASSES Beasts of burden (5)
6% LLAMA Beast of the Andes (5) LA Times Mini Jan 20, 2026
6% BELLE "Beauty and the Beast" princess (5) Universal Jan 18, 2026
6% COMPUTE Hard cheese about backing up estimate (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 16, 2026
6% ASP Viperine beast (3) Newsday Jan 15, 2026
6% ARA Football's Parseghian (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 13, 2026
6% OXEN Yoked beasts (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 10, 2026

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