Frightened to take clothes off in custody (4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Frightened to take clothes off in custody (4) last seen in Guardian Quick Cryptic puzzle. 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CARE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CARE Frightened to take clothes off in custody (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Oct 4, 2025
8% DETER Frighten off (5) New York Times Oct 13, 2025
8% NAB Take into custody (3)
7% SHED Take off (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 22, 2025
7% ARREST Take into custody (6) (6) Mirror Quick Oct 4, 2025
7% LEAVE Take off (5) LA Times Daily Sep 5, 2025
7% SCRAM Take off (5) LA Times Daily Sep 5, 2025
7% DETENTION Custody (9) The Telegraph Quick Aug 8, 2025
7% UNDRESS Take off one's clothes (7) The Times Concise Jul 9, 2025
6% SITS Takes a load off (4) New York Times Oct 26, 2025

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