Supports faction's pre-strike motion (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BACKSWING Supports faction's pre-strike motion (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 20, 2024
75% SECT Faction (4) The Times Sunday Concise May 17, 2026
72% HANDSOME A few supporting worker striking (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 2, 2026
72% SPLINTERGROUP Faction (13) The Times Sunday Concise Apr 26, 2026
72% SIDE Faction (4) Wall Street Journal Apr 21, 2026
63% PICKET Strike (6) LA Times Daily Jun 21, 2026
63% SECOND Back a motion (6) USA Today Jun 21, 2026
63% IMPEL Force into motion (5) The Times Concise Jun 15, 2026
63% ACTIVE In motion, maybe (6) The Atlantic Jun 13, 2026
63% BELTING Striking (7) Thomas Joseph Jun 6, 2026

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