Infect with rubbish collecting at home (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAINT Infect with rubbish collecting at home (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 7, 2025
7% ROT Nonsense, rubbish (3) The Times Concise Feb 28, 2026
7% SEPTIC Infected (6) (6) Puzzler Feb 27, 2026
7% GARBAGE Rubbish (7) The Telegraph Quick Feb 26, 2026
7% DRECK Utter rubbish (5) New York Times Feb 24, 2026
7% ASHBIN Rubbish receptacle (6) New York Times Feb 22, 2026
7% VIRUS Computer "infection" (5) Newsday Jan 26, 2026
7% JUNK Rubbish (4) The Times Concise Jan 12, 2026
6% SET Complete collection (3) Newsday Mar 3, 2026
6% DATABASE Record collection? (8) The Atlantic Feb 26, 2026

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