Viv's clarinet distracted government official Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Viv's clarinet distracted government official featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on February 16, 2026. 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CIVILSERVANT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CIVILSERVANT Viv's clarinet distracted government official (12) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 16, 2026
5% NOTARY Legal official (6) The Telegraph Quick Feb 15, 2026
5% EPISCOPAL Governed by bishops (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 12, 2026
5% REED Clarinet insert (4) Universal Feb 9, 2026
5% REIGN Govern (5) The Telegraph Quick Feb 7, 2026
5% REF Game official (3) Eugene Sheffer Feb 4, 2026
5% OBOE Clarinet kin (4) LA Times Daily Jan 28, 2026
5% HOLYSEE Government of the Pope (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 21, 2026
5% DEAN College official (4) Commuter Jan 17, 2026
5% FEINT Distracting manoeuvre (5) The Times Concise Jan 15, 2026

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