Suffer defeat in competition with shot (5-2) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Suffer defeat in competition with shot (5-2) . 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 CLOSEUP.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLOSEUP Suffer defeat in competition with shot (5-2) (7)
10% LOSE Suffer defeat (4) Commuter Feb 10, 2026
9% LOSES Suffers defeat, say (5)
8% CLOSET Shut up and suffer defeat in court (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 15, 2026
8% CLOSE Clubs suffer defeat in the ballpark? (5) The Times Cryptic Dec 29, 2025
8% LOSER One who suffers defeat (5) Commuter Dec 8, 2025
7% MANOAMANO In direct competition (9) Wall Street Journal Feb 14, 2026
7% UPSET Unexpected defeat (5) Universal Feb 13, 2026
7% BEST Defeat (4) Universal Feb 12, 2026
7% EDGED Barely defeated (5) Newsday Feb 11, 2026
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