Shirker's excuse Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shirker's excuse last seen in Wall Street Journal 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is COPOUT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COPOUT Shirker's excuse (6) Wall Street Journal Aug 24, 2016
7% DOGIT Be a shirker (5) Newsday Jul 6, 2025
6% MALINGERED Was a shirker (10) (10)
5% AWOL Not present and not excused, for short (4) New York Times Sep 28, 2025
5% LIE Act excused with crossed fingers (3) LA Times Daily Sep 27, 2025
5% ALIBI Suspect's excuse (5) Eugene Sheffer Sep 19, 2025
5% CONDONE Excuse, forgive (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 18, 2025
5% POOR Lame, as an excuse (4)
5% LAMEST Least plausible, as an excuse (6) Newsday Sep 10, 2025
5% LETOFF Excuse from work (6) LA Times Daily Sep 3, 2025

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