Rags badly sewn, and perhaps strangely hard to take off Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEWSPAPERS Rags badly sewn, and perhaps strangely hard to take off (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 3, 2017
5% SPLITS Takes off (6) New York Times May 16, 2026
5% SHABBY Ragged (6) The Telegraph Quick May 7, 2026
5% HEM Sewn edge (3)
5% POOR Badly off (4) (4) Mirror Classic Feb 27, 2026
5% ROB Take badly? (3) USA Today Feb 14, 2026
5% LOOTS Takes badly? (5) New York Times Feb 14, 2026
4% DEPARTS Takes off, as a plane (7) New York Times Midi May 26, 2026
4% SNAKEINTHEGRASS Traitor taking harnesses off (15) The Telegraph Cryptic May 20, 2026
4% TUDOR Strange tour taking in back of terraced house (5) The Times Quick Cryptic May 20, 2026

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