Secretive yet powerful bureaucrat Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Secretive yet powerful bureaucrat last seen in Telegraph Quick 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MANDARIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MANDARIN Secretive yet powerful bureaucrat (8) The Telegraph Quick Sep 11, 2021
3% BUTNO "And yet ... " (5) LA Times Daily Dec 8, 2025
3% REDTAPE Bureaucratic hassle (7) LA Times Daily Dec 4, 2025
3% MANDARINS Powerful bureaucrats (9)
2% MIGHTY Powerful (6) Thomas Joseph Jan 13, 2026
2% PENPUSHER Bureaucrat training new parking attendant (9) The Times Cryptic Jan 12, 2026
2% LATENT As yet unrealised (6) The Times Concise Jan 9, 2026
2% OPEN Not yet resolved (4) Newsday Jan 9, 2026
2% IVE Suffix for secret (3) Newsday Jan 6, 2026
2% PLOTS Secret schemes (5) Newsday Jan 4, 2026

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