Person who tries to please in order to gain personal advantage Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SYCOPHANT Person who tries to please in order to gain personal advantage (9)
4% HATER Hard person to please (5) New York Times Mini Nov 11, 2025
3% SHORTSTOP Person who's off-base? (9) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
3% SWINEHERD Person who tends pigs (9) The Times Specialist Nov 24, 2025
3% RANDO Person who might elicit a "Who is that?" (5) The Atlantic Nov 18, 2025
3% RISKTAKER Person who lives dangerously (9) USA Today Nov 16, 2025
3% GONER Person who's done for (5) USA Today Nov 8, 2025
3% SNOT Annoying person (4) USA Today Nov 7, 2025
3% DIPLOMAT Person with a mission (8) Wall Street Journal Nov 6, 2025
3% CLOD Clumsy person (4) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
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