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% ELITE Chosen few (5) Thomas Joseph Aug 30, 2025
6% ELECTRIC Sort of field chosen to cut down cereal (8) The Times Sunday Cryptic Aug 10, 2025
6% USER Manipulative one (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 9, 2025
6% OSTEOPATH Muscle manipulator (9) Wall Street Journal Aug 2, 2025
6% SCAR Defect (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Aug 1, 2025
6% DUD Defective (3) The Telegraph Quick Jul 8, 2025
6% FLAW Defect (4) The Telegraph Quick Jun 12, 2025
5% MASSEUR Mob with European manipulator (7) The Times Cryptic Sep 2, 2025
5% WANGLE Obtain through manipulative methods (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Aug 26, 2025

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