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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Origin of a defect last seen in Newsday 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ROOTCAUSE.
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | ROOTCAUSE Origin of a defect | (9) | Newsday | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 3% | AVA "Origin" director DuVernay | (3) | Universal | Oct 18, 2025 |
| 3% | RESET Return to the original state | (5) | The Telegraph Mini | Oct 11, 2025 |
| 3% | NOVELTY Originality (7) | (7) | Puzzler | Oct 10, 2025 |
| 3% | ROOT Origin of botany? (4) | (4) | Mirror Cryptic | Oct 7, 2025 |
| 3% | NAMEPLATES Where pizza originated | (10) | Wall Street Journal | Oct 2, 2025 |
| 3% | LISP Speech defect (4) | (4) | Mirror Classic | Sep 30, 2025 |
| 3% | LACROSSE Game with Indigenous origins | (8) | New York Times | Sep 21, 2025 |
| 3% | EDEN Original plot | (4) | New York Times | Sep 20, 2025 |
| 3% | STEM Originate (from) | (4) | LA Times Daily | Sep 16, 2025 |
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