Part of mainframe needs backing up - it will remove waste (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ENEMA Part of mainframe needs backing up - it will remove waste (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 22, 2024
6% EARS Removable Potato Head parts (4) New York Times Aug 13, 2025
6% COYPU Back-up needed to follow simpering rodent (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 4, 2025
6% TE Back part (2) USA Today Quick Jul 5, 2025
6% REAR Back part (4) USA Today Quick Jul 5, 2025
6% HACK Breach the mainframe, maybe (4)
5% DUMPSTERDIVE Salvage waste (12) USA Today Sep 4, 2025
5% DALLY Waste time (5) Eugene Sheffer Sep 2, 2025
5% EXTRACT Remove (7) The Times Sunday Concise Aug 31, 2025
5% SOMONI Currency one part of Greece backed (6) The Times Mephisto Aug 31, 2025

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