Once-idolised American football star and actor, who died recently (1,1,7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OJSIMPSON Once-idolised American football star and actor, who died recently (1,1,7) (9)
6% REVERED Idolised, worshipped (7) The Times Concise Dec 4, 2025
5% SELA "Once and Again" star Ward (4) USA Today Jan 3, 2026
5% MLS American football club org. (3) Newsday Jan 1, 2026
5% CREED Belief for which a Native American died (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 31, 2025
5% QUARTERBACK American football player (11) (11) The Guardian Quick Dec 30, 2025
5% LATELY Recently (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 24, 2025
5% EMO American Football genre (3) Universal Dec 23, 2025
5% AHN Korean American actor Philip ___ (3) The Atlantic Dec 19, 2025
5% NEWLY Recently (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 29, 2025
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