The old lady hanging around, presenting spurious complaint Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MALINGERING The old lady hanging around, presenting spurious complaint (11) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 10, 2016
6% WAITS Hangs around (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 15, 2025
6% AWAIT Hang around for (5) New York Times Aug 4, 2025
5% GRIEVANCE Complaint (9) The Telegraph Quick Oct 16, 2025
5% BEEF Complaint (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 11, 2025
5% LINGER Hang around (6) (6) Puzzler Sep 5, 2025
5% LOLL Just hang around (4) Newsday Jul 30, 2025
4% LOO The Ladies (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 15, 2025
4% SHE That lady (3) Newsday Oct 15, 2025
4% BRB "Hang on a sec" (3) New York Times Oct 15, 2025

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