Officer returning with hesitation as one to fill a gap? Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Officer returning with hesitation as one to fill a gap? 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LOCUM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOCUM Officer returning with hesitation as one to fill a gap? (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 29, 2016
7% TEMP Office fill-in (4) Newsday Sep 21, 2025
6% REELECTED Returned to office (9) (9) The Guardian Quick Sep 19, 2025
6% PREGNANTPAUSE Conversational gap filled with meaning (13) USA Today Jun 21, 2025
5% WAVER Hesitate (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 27, 2025
5% ERM Hesitant sound (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 24, 2025
5% WHOLE With gap, it wouldn't be! (5) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 19, 2025
5% BLACKHOLE Gloomy gap in astronomy (5,4) (9) Mirror Cryptic Sep 18, 2025
5% SPACE Room, gap (5) The Times Concise Sep 16, 2025
5% ASIS "No returns" (4) Newsday Sep 14, 2025

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