Real, though not necessarily legal Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Real, though not necessarily legal . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DEFACTO.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFACTO Real, though not necessarily legal (7)
5% MCCOY The real __ (5) Commuter Oct 17, 2025
5% LEGIT The real deal (5) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
5% TORT Legal wrong (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 16, 2025
5% PARA Prefix with -legal (4) Commuter Oct 15, 2025
5% ESTATE Real ___ (property) (6)
5% CASE Legal proceeding (4) USA Today Oct 13, 2025
5% OWN Legally possess (3)
5% ESTOP Preclude legally (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 6, 2025
5% MOOD "Real." (4) The Atlantic Oct 3, 2025
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