Parasite once used in medicine (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEECH Parasite once used in medicine (5) (5)
8% LICE Parasites (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 28, 2025
7% ECTO Prefix for morph or parasite (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
7% LOUSE Head-parasite (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 7, 2025
7% MINDLESSDRONE Parasitic loafer (13) Premier Sunday Sep 21, 2025
7% FLEAS Parasitic jumpers (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 21, 2025
6% ELM Slippery ___ (medicine source) (3)
6% HAD Once owned (3) Newsday Oct 21, 2025
6% TICK Parasitic invertebrate related to mites and spiders (4) The Times Specialist Oct 20, 2025
6% NEE Once named (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
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