One clamped on wrist perhaps to keep close behind guard (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue One clamped on wrist perhaps to keep close behind guard (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 19, 2026. 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 WATCHDOG.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WATCHDOG One clamped on wrist perhaps to keep close behind guard (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 19, 2026
5% VISE Bench clamp (4) LA Times Daily Dec 27, 2025
5% TABS Keep __ on (watch closely) (4) Newsday Dec 14, 2025
5% DEARS Close ones (5) Newsday Dec 13, 2025
5% CAPO Guitarist's clamp (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 20, 2025
5% VISES Clamps on workbenches (5) Universal Oct 31, 2025
4% NEAR Close to (4) Universal Jan 18, 2026
4% LOSETO Finish behind (6) The Atlantic Jan 18, 2026
4% INSECRET Screen it, after editing, behind closed doors (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 16, 2026
4% WASA "That ___ close one!": 2 wds. (4)

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