Legal defence, some fib I later retracted (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALIBI Legal defence, some fib I later retracted (5) (5)
5% LYING Telling fibs (5) USA Today Nov 2, 2025
5% AGE Legal __ (3) Newsday Nov 1, 2025
5% LIED Fibbed (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 30, 2025
5% LIE Fib (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 28, 2025
5% IMOUT "Later" (5) LA Times Daily Oct 20, 2025
5% BYE "Later!" (3) USA Today Oct 3, 2025
5% WHITELIE Minor fib (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 1, 2025
5% IGOTTAJET "Later!" (9) New York Times Sep 20, 2025
5% SEEYA "Laters!" (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 20, 2025
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