Poor chap tried going for almost nothing Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Poor chap tried going for almost nothing 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DIRTCHEAP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DIRTCHEAP Poor chap tried going for almost nothing (9) The Guardian Cryptic May 17, 2023
3% RANCHER Chap with chaps, perhaps (7) LA Times Daily Aug 2, 2025
3% EDITOR Journalist tried novel: nothing in it (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jun 18, 2025
2% ALL __ or nothing (3) Commuter Sep 4, 2025
2% CHICKENFEED Poor remuneration * (11) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 3, 2025
2% GENTS Chaps (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 1, 2025
2% NEARLY "We're ___ there" (almost there) (6)
2% LADS Chaps (4) New York Times Aug 28, 2025
2% GENT Polite chap (4) USA Today Aug 17, 2025
2% TESTED Tried out (6) Thomas Joseph Aug 16, 2025

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