Frightening bird grabbing rodent's tail Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STARTLING Frightening bird grabbing rodent's tail (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 30, 2025
6% TERN Fork-tailed bird (4) Commuter Dec 17, 2025
6% SCARE Frighten (5) Newsday Dec 17, 2025
6% PHEASANT Long-tailed game bird (8) The Times Concise Dec 17, 2025
6% SCARING Frightening (7) Commuter Dec 1, 2025
6% SCARY Frightening (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 28, 2025
6% SQUIRREL Bushy-tailed rodent (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 19, 2025
6% RAT Long-tailed rodent (3)
6% RATS Long-tailed lab rodents (4) Newsday Sep 29, 2025
5% MOA Old bird in watery trench shaking tail (3) (3) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 18, 2025

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