One hoists a flag for a second Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue One hoists a flag for a second 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RUNNERUP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RUNNERUP One hoists a flag for a second (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 4, 2016
3% TIRE Flag (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 20, 2025
3% RAISE Hoist up (5) Commuter Aug 19, 2025
3% CRANE Building-site hoist (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 13, 2025
3% OUR "...that __ flag was still there" (3) Newsday Aug 11, 2025
3% ENSIGN Regimental flag (6) Puzzler Backwords Aug 6, 2025
3% TROPHY Something hoisted in celebration (6) Universal Jul 21, 2025
3% HEFT Hoist (4) LA Times Daily Jul 13, 2025
3% FLAG National symbol that is "hoisted" (4)
3% STRIPE One of thirteen on the U.S. flag (6)

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