Violent action leading to a change in government Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Violent action leading to a change in government last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is COUPDETAT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COUPDETAT Violent action leading to a change in government (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 22, 2018
3% SANTA Role for David Harbour in the 2022 action comedy "Violent Night" (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 10, 2026
3% TORNADO Violent storm (7) Commuter Jan 7, 2026
3% FIGHT Violent altercation (5) The Times Concise Jan 5, 2026
3% RULE Govern (4) USA Today Quick Dec 20, 2025
3% RAY Govern (3) USA Today Quick Dec 20, 2025
3% STYGIAN Black hole leads to government intervention and nit-picking (7) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 4, 2025
2% CAMERA "Lights, ___, action!" (6)
2% RAPINE Violent seizure, as of property (6) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
2% AROUSE Spark to action (6) Newsday Jan 4, 2026

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