Taking a back seat during war (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Taking a back seat during war (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on September 23, 2025. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is INACTION.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INACTION Taking a back seat during war (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 23, 2025
8% SIT Take a seat (3)
8% SITS Takes a seat (4)
7% BLENCH Left in seat, shrink back (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 22, 2025
7% AMID During (4) The Atlantic Sep 14, 2025
7% RECANTS Takes back, as testimony (7) New York Times Mini Sep 6, 2025
7% REPOSSESSION Taking back of property by a lender (12) The Times Concise Sep 5, 2025
7% STEP "Take a __ back" (4) LA Times Daily Aug 24, 2025
7% HAIR Musical set during Vietnam War (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Aug 7, 2025
7% RECLAIM Take back (7) The Times Concise Aug 5, 2025

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