Give up rugby player as a sweetener (8) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Give up rugby player as a sweetener (8) last seen in Guardian 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is KICKBACK.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KICKBACK Give up rugby player as a sweetener (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic May 17, 2024
9% PROP Rugby player (4) The Telegraph Quick Aug 11, 2025
7% LOOSEFORWARD Rugby player insecure, then over-confident (12) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 1, 2025
7% CEDES Gives up (5) LA Times Daily Aug 30, 2025
7% APROPOS A rugby player (huge, incidentally) (7) The Times Cryptic Aug 16, 2025
7% OWING Outstanding old rugby player (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Aug 9, 2025
7% SUGAR Sweetener (5) The Telegraph Quick Jul 21, 2025
7% RUBATO Ring after rugby club gives instruction to players (6) (6)
7% HALFBACK Partially support rugby player (8) The Times Cryptic Jul 5, 2025
7% FLOCKS Gathers fine rugby players (6)

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