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 Oct 23, 2025
10% LOSES Suffers defeat (5) Commuter Oct 15, 2025
7% MARTYRS Constant sufferers (7) Thomas Joseph Nov 24, 2025
7% ILOSE Admission of defeat (5) Newsday Nov 23, 2025
7% RAPBATTLE Competition with freestyling (9) USA Today Nov 23, 2025
7% WOE Great suffering (3)
7% NEEDY Suffering deprivation (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 21, 2025
7% MEET Swimming competition (4)
7% BESTED Defeated (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 7, 2025
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