Hook used for the one that got away Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GAFF Hook used for the one that got away (4) Universal Nov 28, 2016
3% SMEE Hook's aide (4) Newsday Dec 7, 2025
3% TATTLES Gives one away (7) Newsday Dec 6, 2025
3% TALON Hook for an ornithologist? (5) The Atlantic Dec 2, 2025
3% ISEE "Got it" (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 1, 2025
3% EXERT Use, as one's influence (5) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
3% AROSE Got to one's feet (5) Universal Nov 26, 2025
3% TALONS Hooked claws (6) (6) Mirror Classic Nov 26, 2025
3% RAPTORS Birds with hooked beaks (7) Universal Nov 15, 2025
3% GUSTO Relish got us excited (5) The Times Cryptic Nov 5, 2025

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