Rare slip ruined counterattack (8) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Rare slip ruined counterattack (8) last seen in Mirror 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is REPRISAL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REPRISAL Rare slip ruined counterattack (8) (8) Mirror Cryptic Sep 19, 2025
7% RETALIATION Counterattack (11) Commuter Oct 24, 2025
5% SLIPPERYSLOPE Road to ruin (13) Newsday Oct 25, 2025
5% ELUDES Slips past (6) Newsday Oct 24, 2025
5% GIN Mother's ruin (3) The Telegraph Quick Oct 22, 2025
5% ONE ___ of a kind (rare) (3)
5% FIRED Pink-slipped (5) Commuter Oct 17, 2025
5% SKID Slip (4) (4) Mirror Quick Oct 12, 2025
5% ONEIN __ a million (rare) (5) Newsday Sep 28, 2025
5% ELUDED Slipped past (6) Universal Sep 15, 2025

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