Monk left Church backed into subterfuge Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Monk left Church backed into subterfuge 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RECLUSE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RECLUSE Monk left Church backed into subterfuge (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 17, 2015
3% ONIONDOME One working with monk to spread unique feature of church (9) The Times Cryptic Dec 24, 2025
3% FRIAR Monk of the RC Church (5) (5) The Sun Mini Oct 4, 2025
2% EXITED Left (6) LA Times Daily Jan 4, 2026
2% SPIRES Points to a church? (6) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
2% GONE Left (4) LA Times Daily Jan 3, 2026
2% CHAPEL Small church (6) Commuter Jan 3, 2026
2% FRA Monk's title (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 2, 2026
2% PRIOR Oddly, portico right for monk (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Dec 30, 2025
2% USSR "Back in the ___" (4) USA Today Dec 29, 2025

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