Mate is carrying round broken chain with a bad purpose (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Mate is carrying round broken chain with a bad purpose (9) . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MACHINATE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MACHINATE Mate is carrying round broken chain with a bad purpose (9) (9)
7% TORCH Almost broken chain is light to carry (5) The Times Cryptic Aug 21, 2025
6% ANARCHIC Chaotic car with chain that's broken (8)
6% STANCHION Support of chain's not broken (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 5, 2025
5% LINK Chain-__ fence (4) Newsday Sep 3, 2025
5% KFC Chain with buckets (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 3, 2025
5% TUNEOUT Ignore on purpose (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 2, 2025
5% USE Find a purpose for (3) Newsday Sep 2, 2025
5% NOR Neither mate (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 2, 2025
5% DOE Buck's mate (3) USA Today Aug 31, 2025
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