Musical stagehand's lock retainer (8) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Musical stagehand's lock retainer (8) last seen in Guardian 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HAIRGRIP.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HAIRGRIP Musical stagehand's lock retainer (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 18, 2026
56% KEEP Retain (4) Commuter Jun 2, 2026
56% KEPT Retained (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 21, 2026
56% KEEPS Retains (5) Commuter May 13, 2026
53% TRESS Lock (5) New York Times Jun 12, 2026
51% HAIRNET Locks retainer (7)
48% REKEY Change, as a lock (5) Universal May 29, 2026
48% DYES Changes the locks? (4) New York Times May 28, 2026
48% GEL Lock keeper? (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 22, 2026
48% ANTI Start to lock (4) Newsday May 22, 2026

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