Trade knight for rook in plot that's set up for provocation Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Trade knight for rook in plot that's set up for provocation last seen in Telegraph Toughie puzzle. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is REDRAG.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REDRAG Trade knight for rook in plot that's set up for provocation (6) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 24, 2021
7% CHESSMAN Knight or rook (8) The Sun Two Speed Jul 16, 2025
6% FRAME Set up (5) New York Times Oct 9, 2025
6% RACY Provocative (4) Commuter Aug 19, 2025
6% EDGY Provocative (4) LA Times Daily Aug 19, 2025
5% RUSE Sneaky plot (4) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
5% RAVEN Bird related to the rook (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 14, 2025
5% SQUIRES Knights-to-be (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
5% MOLE Plot adversary, or plotting adversary (4) Newsday Oct 11, 2025
5% EMBARGO Trade ban (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 4, 2025

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