Operation that catches criminals in the act Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STING Operation that catches criminals in the act (5)
4% NAB Catch in the act, as a criminal (3)
3% RAN Operated (3) Thomas Joseph May 26, 2026
3% MACKTHEKNIFE Criminal record? (12) LA Times Daily May 24, 2026
3% TRAP Sting operation (4) Thomas Joseph May 23, 2026
3% USER Consumer or operator (4) Puzzler Backwords May 19, 2026
3% ENTR --'acte (4) Premier Sunday May 17, 2026
3% NET Catch (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 14, 2026
3% LEGAL Not criminal (5) The Telegraph Plusword May 13, 2026
3% ABET Incite, criminally (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 10, 2026
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