Lose one's rag before long, being facetious Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FLIPPANT Lose one's rag before long, being facetious (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 16, 2020
69% SOON Before long (4) Commuter Nov 10, 2025
60% PANIC Lose one's head (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 1, 2025
60% CLOTHS Rags, e.g. (6) New York Times Oct 29, 2025
60% LAT Long.'s counterpart (3) Universal Sep 4, 2025
57% OFTEN One of two ways people are facetiously encouraged to vote (5) The Washington Post Mini Nov 4, 2025
57% DUST Clean with a rag (4) Commuter Sep 18, 2025
57% EST Facetious suffix with most (3) New York Times Sep 7, 2025
57% BYANDBY Before too long (7) Newsday Aug 28, 2025
57% RAGES Loses one's rag? Not on! (5)

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