Like a racket that's hurt, ear finally having to be covered Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Like a racket that's hurt, ear finally having to be covered last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STRUNG.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STRUNG Like a racket that's hurt, ear finally having to be covered (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 26, 2019
77% HUSK Ear covering (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 3, 2025
71% EARED Having appendages like ears (5)
65% DIN Racket (3) The Telegraph Quick Aug 14, 2025
65% SCAM Racket (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 4, 2025
65% NOISE Racket (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 1, 2025
62% HARMS Hurts (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 2, 2025
62% YEOW "That hurts!" (4) USA Today Aug 31, 2025
62% YOWIE "That hurts!" (5) New York Times Aug 18, 2025
62% PAINS Hurts (5) Premier Sunday Aug 17, 2025

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