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
4% PRIVACY Seclusion (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 26, 2025
3% FELON Criminal (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 21, 2025
3% POOR Hard-up (4) (4) Mirror Quick Aug 20, 2025
3% SOLITUDE Seclusion (8) (8) Puzzler Jul 18, 2025
2% THIEVERY Criminality all attributed to criminal hit (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 9, 2025
2% MAFIA Criminal organisation (5) (5) Mirror Classic Oct 7, 2025
2% TUGS Pulls hard (4)
2% SOCK Hard blow (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 5, 2025
2% CLEARASMUD Hard to understand (10) New York Times Oct 5, 2025

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