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% ATE Filled one's belly (3) Universal May 6, 2026
5% LIPO "Suction" prefix to mean a fat removal procedure (4)
5% TRIMS Removes fat from (5) Commuter Jul 13, 2026
5% TUM Belly (3) LA Times Daily Jul 11, 2026
5% SCALPEL Surgical instrument (7) The Telegraph Quick Jul 10, 2026
5% STENT Surgical tube (5) The Times Concise Jul 10, 2026
5% GUT (Beer) belly (3) Puzzler Backwords Jul 2, 2026
5% LASER Surgical beam (5) LA Times Mini Jun 23, 2026
5% SCALPELS Surgical knives (8) Eugene Sheffer Jun 15, 2026

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