It's hard, maybe, but bad meat gets left (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% METAL It's hard, maybe, but bad meat gets left (5) (5)
84% SCARCE Hard to get (6) The Telegraph Quick May 13, 2026
80% TEASE Play hard to get (5) The Telegraph Plusword May 19, 2026
73% MUTTON Meat (6) The Times Sunday Concise May 31, 2026
73% BEEF Meat gets a complaint (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Apr 8, 2026
69% ESCALOPE Make a run for it carrying left over slice of meat (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Jun 9, 2026
69% INN Place to get a beer and a bed, maybe (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 9, 2026
69% LEATHER Left apple perhaps containing hard material (7) The Times Cryptic Jun 2, 2026
69% ITS "___ not that hard" (3) USA Today May 28, 2026
69% OHNO "That's bad!" (4) LA Times Daily May 24, 2026
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