Formally renouncing sailor and detective acting strangely? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABDICATING Formally renouncing sailor and detective acting strangely? (10)
5% ABDICATE Renounce the throne (8) (8) Mirror Classic Sep 24, 2025
5% STANDONCEREMONY Act with excessive formality (15)
5% ABDICATED Renounced formally (9)
5% ABJURE Renounce formally (6)
5% ABJURED Renounced formally (7)
4% AVOW Declare formally (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 18, 2025
4% TENTACLED Eel finally caught in net acted strangely like an octopus (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 18, 2025
4% DICTA Formal decrees (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 17, 2025
4% CASE Job for a detective (4) Commuter Oct 17, 2025
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