Sanitise driver's competition, taking motorway out during second half of race (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLEANSE Sanitise driver's competition, taking motorway out during second half of race (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 21, 2024
54% SEES Takes in ... or takes out (4) Universal Jan 3, 2026
54% DATE Take out (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 3, 2026
54% WIN Come out ahead in a competition (3)
54% DELETE Take out (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
54% SONIC The second "S" of SST (5) Premier Sunday Nov 9, 2025
52% DISSEMINATE Broadcast somehow sanitised me (11) (11) The Sun Two Speed Jan 11, 2026
52% LANE Motorway division (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 14, 2025
52% ENTRANT One taking part in a competition (7) (7) Puzzler Dec 9, 2025
52% CONTEST Competition (7) The Times Concise Dec 5, 2025

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