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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLAINCLOTHES Police outfit pins the local criminal (12) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 8, 2015
3% SPLITENDS Breaking locks, criminal slept in with police officer (9) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 12, 2026
3% EQUIP Outfit (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 27, 2026
3% COSTUME Outfit (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 29, 2025
2% DYES They tend to change outfits (4) The Atlantic Feb 15, 2026
2% ZOOTSUITS Flashy 1940s outfits (9) Wall Street Journal Feb 14, 2026
2% NEIGHBOURHOOD Locality (13) The Times Concise Feb 10, 2026
2% OFFENDER Criminal (8) The Telegraph Quick Feb 6, 2026
2% PAJAMAS Going-out outfits? (7) LA Times Daily Feb 6, 2026
2% SETUP Frame, criminally (5) The Telegraph Plusword Feb 4, 2026

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