Reason for locomotive to drop four characters off (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOTIVE Reason for locomotive to drop four characters off (6) (6)
6% COAL Locomotive fuel (4)
6% SHED Drop off cabin (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 31, 2025
6% ENGINE Locomotive (6) The Sun Two Speed Jul 5, 2025
5% LETGO "Drop it!" (5) USA Today Oct 15, 2025
5% SENSEFUL Reasonable (8) Wall Street Journal Oct 13, 2025
5% BEADS Drops, as of sweat (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
5% FAB "-- Four" (Beatles) (3) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
5% TEAR Weeper's drop (4) Universal Oct 9, 2025
5% SANE Reasonable (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025
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