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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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOCUM Officer returning with hesitation as one to fill a gap? (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 29, 2016
6% PREGNANTPAUSE Conversational gap filled with meaning (13) USA Today Jun 21, 2025
5% SATE Fill completely (4) Thomas Joseph Sep 1, 2025
5% FOGUP Fill with steam (5) Premier Sunday Aug 31, 2025
5% RAVIOLI Filled pasta (7) LA Times Daily Aug 29, 2025
5% RELUCTANCE Hesitancy (10) Puzzler Backwords Aug 27, 2025
5% STEELS Fills with resolution (6) Wall Street Journal Aug 26, 2025
5% THE Fill in -- blank (3) Eugene Sheffer Aug 25, 2025
5% OPENSLOT Hole to fill (8) Newsday Aug 23, 2025
5% IMBUED Filled (with) (6) The Telegraph Quick Aug 20, 2025

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