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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ETC Something used for shortening (3) Newsday Dec 31, 2022
3% TROPE Something used in films over and over again (5) The Washington Post Mini Sep 26, 2025
3% RIFLE Something to shoot (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 23, 2025
3% TAKEUP Shorten a garment (4,2) (6) Mirror Classic Sep 21, 2025
3% ALIUD Something else (5) The Times O Tempora Sep 20, 2025
3% ONTO "He's ___ something!" ("He discovered something") (4)
3% ETAL List-shortening abbr. (4) Newsday Sep 16, 2025
3% LARD Sort of shortening (4) Newsday Sep 14, 2025
3% COOKBOOK Something that might use leaves for salads? (8) The Atlantic Sep 11, 2025
3% AURA That certain something (4) Universal Sep 5, 2025

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