Keeping rook away, rip off bit of bread Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CROUTON Keeping rook away, rip off bit of bread (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 21, 2020
6% FENDS Keeps (off) (5) LA Times Daily Feb 27, 2026
5% TOREAT Ripped into (6) Newsday Mar 29, 2026
5% BONAPARTE Emperor, black one, keeps away (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Mar 27, 2026
5% SHRED Rip to ribbons (5) Newsday Mar 27, 2026
5% TORN Ripped (4) The Telegraph Quick Mar 24, 2026
5% TEAR Rip (4) Universal Mar 22, 2026
5% DESECO I cut off and away (6) The Times O Tempora Mar 21, 2026
5% TORE Ripped (4) Commuter Mar 17, 2026
5% RANDOM "That's a bit off-topic" (6) USA Today Mar 11, 2026

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