Retrenchment leads to lacerated spine (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CUTBACK Retrenchment leads to lacerated spine (7) (7)
5% EERIE Spine-tingling (5) LA Times Daily Nov 27, 2025
5% COCCYX Bone at the base of the spine (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 14, 2025
5% GASH Lacerate (4) (4) Puzzler Nov 8, 2025
4% BODY Lead-in to double or check (4) The Washington Post Mini Dec 1, 2025
4% GRAPHITE Pencil's "lead" (8) The Telegraph Quick Nov 30, 2025
4% DES Lead-in to Moines or Plaines (3)
4% STAR Lead (4) LA Times Daily Nov 28, 2025
4% VANGUARD Leading soldiers? (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Nov 28, 2025
4% LAS Vegas lead-in (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 26, 2025
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