Real unhappiness will occur if Reg breaks down (5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Real unhappiness will occur if Reg breaks down (5) last seen in Puzzler 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 GRIEF.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GRIEF Real unhappiness will occur if Reg breaks down (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 2, 2024
6% STD Reg. (3) The Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
6% WEEP Break down (4) Newsday Sep 20, 2025
5% MCCOY The real __ (5) Commuter Oct 17, 2025
5% LEGIT The real deal (5) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
5% POSTDATE Occur later than (8) Eugene Sheffer Oct 16, 2025
5% HAPPENED Occurred (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 14, 2025
5% ESTATE Real ___ (property) (6)
5% STAYCATION Break in? (10) LA Times Daily Oct 11, 2025
5% DISPLEASED Unhappy * (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2025

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