Short rugby player in an exacting role? Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Short rugby player in an exacting role? last seen in Times Sunday Cryptic 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHYLOCK.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHYLOCK Short rugby player in an exacting role? (7) The Times Sunday Cryptic Sep 14, 2025
7% PROP Rugby player (4) The Telegraph Quick Aug 11, 2025
6% STRAIGHTFORWARD Simple sound heard by rugby player (15) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 2, 2025
6% TOLL Price exacted (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 13, 2025
6% LOOSEFORWARD Rugby player insecure, then over-confident (12) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 1, 2025
6% APROPOS A rugby player (huge, incidentally) (7) The Times Cryptic Aug 16, 2025
6% OWING Outstanding old rugby player (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Aug 9, 2025
6% STERN Exacting (5) Thomas Joseph Jul 15, 2025
6% HALFBACK Partially support rugby player (8) The Times Cryptic Jul 5, 2025
6% FLOCKS Gathers fine rugby players (6)

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