Sort of girl chosen for manipulating defection (8,3,5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CROSSING Sort of girl chosen for manipulating defection (8,3,5) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 23, 2024
6% USER Manipulator (4) Puzzler Backwords Nov 15, 2025
5% TYPE Sort (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 1, 2025
5% ATTA "__ girl!" (4) Commuter Nov 29, 2025
5% SLOTMACHINE No alchemist manipulated this vending apparatus (11) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 25, 2025
5% MEL ___ B (Spice Girls' girl) (3)
5% PLIES Quietly tells tales and manipulates (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Nov 16, 2025
5% TEENS The Beano's regularly chosen for adolescents (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 11, 2025
5% CASHMERE Expensive material a schemer manipulated (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 10, 2025
5% INAWAY "Sort of" (6) New York Times Nov 9, 2025

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