Turncoat's first motive for crime Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Turncoat's first motive for crime last seen in Telegraph Cryptic 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TREASON.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TREASON Turncoat's first motive for crime (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 11, 2016
7% RAT Turncoat (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 26, 2026
6% DRIVEN Motivated (6) Thomas Joseph May 23, 2026
6% CAUSAL Of motives (6) Newsday May 17, 2026
6% DESERTER Turncoat (8) (8) Puzzler May 15, 2026
6% REASON Motivation (6) Commuter Apr 30, 2026
6% SPUR Source of motivation (4) The Times Concise Apr 24, 2026
5% DNA Crime lab sample (3) Eugene Sheffer May 30, 2026
5% ARSON Incendiary crime (5) Puzzler Backwords May 26, 2026
5% DRIVE Rubbish student's lost motivation (5) The Telegraph Cryptic May 26, 2026

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