Pawl or detent. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pawl or detent. . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RATCHET.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RATCHET Pawl or detent. (7)
5% CUSTODY Detention of showman outside American town (7) (7)
5% LATEPASS Detention-preventing slip (8) Wall Street Journal Jun 14, 2025
5% ONCE No longer in detention centre (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Jun 10, 2025
5% TRIPS Pawls (5)
5% DETENTS Pawls. (7)
5% RATCH Pawl. (5)
5% TRIP Pawl. (4)
4% KNIGHTED Honoured overthrown king, had to endure detention initially (8) (8)
4% ARREST Citizen's ___, detention of a suspect by a private person (6) (6)
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