Role played to provoke a debate Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Role played to provoke a debate last seen in USA Today 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 14 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DEVILSADVOCATE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEVILSADVOCATE Role played to provoke a debate (14) USA Today Jun 25, 2023
4% DEVILSVOCATE Role played to provoke debate (12) Wall Street Journal Nov 5, 2016
3% CON Debate side (3) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
3% AROUSE Provoke (6) (6) Puzzler Oct 13, 2025
3% PREBUTTAL Debater's ploy (9) USA Today Oct 13, 2025
3% ISSUE Topic at a debate (5) USA Today Oct 11, 2025
3% ACTED Played a role (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 3, 2025
3% GOADED Provoked (6) Commuter Sep 29, 2025
3% PODIUMS Debate stands (7) Thomas Joseph Sep 29, 2025
3% DISCUSS Debate (7) (7) Puzzler Sep 29, 2025

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