High-flown sort of duck losing tail — it's flapping about Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BOMBASTIC High-flown sort of duck losing tail — it's flapping about (9)
57% SHAKE Manage to lose, as a tail (5) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
54% HEADS "___ I win, tails you lose" (5)
52% PETDOOR Entrance with a flap (7) USA Today Jan 10, 2026
52% TAB Small flap (3) Newsday Jan 2, 2026
52% TABS Small flaps (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 14, 2025
52% LAPPET Phone back about computer program and flap (6) The Times Cryptic Dec 10, 2025
52% LAPELS Coat flaps (6) LA Times Daily Dec 7, 2025
50% TOROS Capotes are flapped at them (5) New York Times Jan 2, 2026
50% EARL Nobleman just about to lose case (4) The Times Cryptic Dec 22, 2025
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