Ten met briefly following a smear? (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFAME Ten met briefly following a smear? (6) (6)
7% PAP ___ smear (3) Universal Oct 18, 2025
7% TARS Smears (4) New York Times Sep 7, 2025
6% DAUB Smear of paint (4)
6% SMUDGE Smeared mark (6) The Times Concise Aug 12, 2025
6% YRS A decade has ten of these, briefly (3)
5% RESTED Took ten (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 20, 2025
5% NEXT Following (4) Premier Sunday Oct 19, 2025
5% SATIRE Parody met with indignation (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
5% OPERAS Met expectations? (6) Universal Oct 16, 2025
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