The article about prison is returned as "incompetent" (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INEPT The article about prison is returned as "incompetent" (5) (5)
7% NOTABLE Somebody incompetent? (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 1, 2026
6% GEARNOIDEA All the ____, kitted out yet incompetent (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 8, 2026
6% ALIEN Article about porky foreigner (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 7, 2026
6% INMATE Prisoner (6) The Telegraph Quick Feb 7, 2026
6% DIRT Group dismissing article about scandalous gossip (4) The Times Cryptic Feb 5, 2026
6% JAPANESE Jokes about article on East Asian language (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 31, 2026
6% TITHE Article about Italian tax demanded by church (5) The Times Cryptic Jan 28, 2026
6% STATUE Figure to take action about tasteless articles (6) The Times Cryptic Jan 27, 2026
6% FIREMAN Dismiss article about end of Bram Stoker (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 23, 2026
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