Police chief's left suffering with bug (1,4) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Police chief's left suffering with bug (1,4) last seen in Guardian Cryptic 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ECOLI.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ECOLI Police chief's left suffering with bug (1,4) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 11, 2024
71% INCUR Suffer (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 4, 2025
71% ILL Suffering (3) Thomas Joseph Aug 23, 2025
71% VIRUS Bug (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 16, 2025
67% COMMISSIONER Police chief to pay for some hesitation (12) (12)
67% FLEA Bug bugging a beagle (4) USA Today Jul 14, 2025
67% AIL Suffer (3) Thomas Joseph Jul 5, 2025
67% USEOFFORCE The police chief's last resort (3,2,5) (10)
64% NICK Police station (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 6, 2025
64% NAG Really bug (3) LA Times Daily Sep 4, 2025

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