Politician takes a beat, cutting out dead wood (5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Politician takes a beat, cutting out dead wood (5) 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 MAPLE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAPLE Politician takes a beat, cutting out dead wood (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 12, 2024
6% EXCISE Cut out; tax (6) The Times Concise Sep 10, 2025
6% SAWS Tools for cutting wood (4) USA Today Sep 4, 2025
6% TRUISM Is cutting politician not all there? That's obvious (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 26, 2025
6% DELETE Take out (6) Thomas Joseph Aug 22, 2025
6% SAW Wood-cutting tool (3) Newsday Aug 12, 2025
6% DESIST Cut it out! (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 11, 2025
6% I Cut a groove in wood (1) USA Today Quick Jul 17, 2025
6% ROUT Cut a groove in wood (4) USA Today Quick Jul 17, 2025
6% EDGE Barely beat out (4) Commuter Jul 8, 2025

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