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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CESSPOOL Hotbed of corruption (8) Wall Street Journal May 18, 2017
3% BENT Inclination to be corrupt (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Feb 11, 2026
3% AMORAL A lesson is corrupt (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Jan 18, 2026
3% HAVANA Timeless Hampshire town a hotbed of revolution (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 17, 2025
2% SPOILT Upset admitting love is corrupted (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 12, 2026
2% BADAPPLE Corrupt person in a group (3,5) (8) Mirror Classic Feb 6, 2026
2% FRATERNISE Nastier ref's corrupt associate (10) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 4, 2026
2% EMIGRE Someone forced to leave country of corrupt regime (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Jan 26, 2026
2% ABSOLUTEPOWER What "corrupts absolutely", according to Lord Acton (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 25, 2026
2% INSIDEJOB Imprisoned Juliet and old boy for crime involving corrupt worker (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 22, 2026

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