This may be clean or close Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue This may be clean or close . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHAVE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHAVE This may be clean or close (5)
3% NEAR Close (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 23, 2025
3% ERASE Wipe clean (5) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
3% NIGH Bard's "close by" (4) Newsday Oct 17, 2025
3% HASPS Closing mechanisms (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 16, 2025
3% SHADOWED Followed closely (8) The Times Concise Oct 14, 2025
3% SCOUR Clean abrasively (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 13, 2025
3% WIPE Clean with a towel (4)
3% LYE Cleaning agent (3)
3% SATNEAR Was close to in class (7) Newsday Oct 10, 2025
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