Once ref roughed up by Royal Engineers, impose rule again Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REENFORCE Once ref roughed up by Royal Engineers, impose rule again (9) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 7, 2023
5% MAUL Rough up badly (4) Commuter Sep 30, 2025
5% SELA Ward of "Once and Again" (4) TV Sep 14, 2025
5% ARBITER Ref (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 7, 2025
5% TKO Boxing ref's ruling (3) Premier Sunday Jul 13, 2025
4% COARSE Rough (6) Universal Oct 17, 2025
4% OED Multivolume ref. (3) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
4% HEWN Rough-__ (unrefined) (4) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
4% MOB ___ rule (3) New York Times Oct 11, 2025
4% STABS Rough guesses (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 11, 2025

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