Makes war for a mercenary motive (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WAGES Makes war for a mercenary motive (5) (5)
7% REASON Motive for making (6) (6)
7% ULTERIOR ___ motive : the underlying motive? (8)
6% CONDOTTIERI Historical Italian mercenary captains (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 31, 2025
6% POTBOILER Shoot British tanker as mercenary work? (9) The Times Cryptic Aug 2, 2025
6% REASONS Motives (7) (7) Mirror Classic Jul 18, 2025
6% PURPOSE Motive, aim (7) The Times Concise Jul 14, 2025
6% ROWAN A tree to make war on? (5)
6% WAGE It leads mercenaries to make war (4) (4)
5% ARES God of war (4) Thomas Joseph Sep 9, 2025
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