Modern-day sort of provocateur Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TROLL Modern-day sort of provocateur (5) New York Times Oct 19, 2023
3% COMMONERA America led by unnoble sort these days (9) The Times Cryptic Dec 17, 2025
3% RECENT Modern (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 15, 2025
3% YOLO Modern-day "carpe diem" acronym (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 13, 2025
2% BIOTECH Modern medical industry (7) Newsday Jan 8, 2026
2% MALWARE Virus of sorts (7) New York Times Jan 7, 2026
2% NOCAP "For real!," in modern slang (5) New York Times Jan 6, 2026
2% NEWAGE Modern music genre (6) Newsday Jan 4, 2026
2% SNOOT Haughty sort (5) Premier Sunday Jan 4, 2026
2% YEET Hurl, in modern lingo (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 3, 2026

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