Surgically remove fat, essentially bit of belly to fill out behind (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABLATE Surgically remove fat, essentially bit of belly to fill out behind (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic May 3, 2024
6% EXCISED Removed surgically (7) Premier Sunday Dec 28, 2025
5% SUTURE Surgical stitch (6) LA Times Daily Mar 15, 2026
5% BALLOT What a voter fills out (6) USA Today Mar 14, 2026
5% NAPS Goes out for a bit? (4) LA Times Daily Mar 12, 2026
5% ORNURSE Surgical asst. (7) LA Times Daily Mar 10, 2026
5% IMPLANT Surgical addition (7) Puzzler Backwords Mar 5, 2026
5% ABDOMEN Belly (7) The Telegraph Quick Mar 4, 2026
5% INCISION Surgical cut (8) The Times Concise Mar 2, 2026
5% LIPOS Fat-removing procedures, in brief (5) New York Times Mar 1, 2026

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