Virtuous but losing out over poisonous influence Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Virtuous but losing out over poisonous influence 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is VIRUS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VIRUS Virtuous but losing out over poisonous influence (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 6, 2017
3% MORAL Virtuous (5) LA Times Daily Nov 10, 2025
3% ZONE ___ out (lose focus) (4)
3% HALO Virtuous circle (4) LA Times Daily Oct 24, 2025
3% SAINTLY Very virtuous (7) Newsday Oct 10, 2025
2% CYANIDE Deadly poison (7) (7) Puzzler Nov 28, 2025
2% EXERT Use, as one's influence (5) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
2% UPLIFT Improving influence (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 25, 2025
2% SOBER Not under the influence of alcohol (5)
2% TOXIC Poisonous (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 15, 2025

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