Unfortunate orphan pierced by old spear Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Unfortunate orphan pierced by old spear last seen in Times 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 HARPOON.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HARPOON Unfortunate orphan pierced by old spear (7) The Times Cryptic May 27, 2024
3% SPEAR Pierce (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 4, 2025
3% WAIF Orphan (4) Commuter Sep 2, 2025
3% DOGIE Orphaned calf (5) Commuter Aug 30, 2025
2% POOR "___ Unfortunate Souls" (Ursula's song) (4) Universal Sep 10, 2025
2% MISHAP Unfortunate event (6) Newsday Sep 7, 2025
2% BRITNEY ___ Spears, "Toxic" singer (7)
2% ALAS "Unfortunately..." (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 1, 2025
2% TRIDENTS Three-pronged spears (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 1, 2025
2% AWL Piercing tool (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 29, 2025

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