Surgical appliance rusts badly (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRUSS Surgical appliance rusts badly (5) (5) The Guardian Quick May 4, 2024
6% OXIDE Iron __: rust (5) LA Times Daily Oct 20, 2025
6% LANCET Surgical instrument (6) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
6% IMPLANT Surgical addition (7) Puzzler Backwords Oct 12, 2025
6% ILL Badly (3) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
6% LASER Surgical tool (5) LA Times Daily Oct 11, 2025
6% CLAMP Surgical tool (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 10, 2025
6% CORRODE Rust (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 9, 2025
6% ERODE Rust away (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 2, 2025
6% OPS Surgical procedures (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 28, 2025

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