Hard-working person's code causing damage, unexpectedly Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hard-working person's code causing damage, unexpectedly last seen in Times 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 TROJAN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TROJAN Hard-working person's code causing damage, unexpectedly (6) The Times Cryptic Aug 22, 2025
53% ATIT Working hard (4) USA Today Oct 18, 2025
53% EARN Work hard for (4) Universal Oct 16, 2025
53% LABORS Works hard (6) Newsday Oct 15, 2025
53% TRAVAILED Worked hard (9) The Atlantic Oct 3, 2025
53% STROVE Worked hard (for) (6) New York Times Sep 21, 2025
53% LABOR Hard work (5) Commuter Sep 4, 2025
53% TOILED Worked hard (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 2, 2025
50% STRIVE Work hard (6) Commuter Aug 20, 2025
48% ANT Hard-working insect (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2025

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