Going under the ____, informal term for having surgery (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KNIFE Going under the ____, informal term for having surgery (5) (5)
7% RADAR Go under the ____, go undetected (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 28, 2025
7% TRY Have a go (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
7% PREOP Doings before surgery, informally (5) New York Times Sep 21, 2025
7% SINK Go under (4) The Telegraph Quick Aug 4, 2025
6% ELECTIVE Non-essential, as surgery (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 4, 2025
6% SCAR Surgery memento (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 21, 2025
6% BENEATH Under (7) Commuter Oct 16, 2025
6% FACELIFT Cosmetic surgery (8) Puzzler Backwords Oct 12, 2025
6% LASIK Corrective eye surgery (5) LA Times Daily Oct 6, 2025
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