Hard-up criminal in seclusion Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hard-up criminal in seclusion last seen in Telegraph 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PURDAH.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PURDAH Hard-up criminal in seclusion (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 3, 2019
3% FELON Criminal (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 8, 2025
3% RETREAT Place of quiet seclusion (7) The Times Concise Oct 31, 2025
3% POOR Hard-up (4) (4) Mirror Quick Oct 22, 2025
3% PRIVACY Seclusion (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 26, 2025
2% ACCOMPLICES Criminal's helpers (11) The Times Concise Nov 25, 2025
2% MAFIAS Criminal groups (6) Commuter Nov 17, 2025
2% RUSTLER Noisy criminal? (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Nov 14, 2025
2% WHOREALLYKNOWS "It's hard to say" (14) New York Times Nov 11, 2025
2% THATWASMYFAULT It's hard to say (14) New York Times Nov 11, 2025

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