Wannabe holy person, certainly not corrupt! (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NOVITIATE Wannabe holy person, certainly not corrupt! (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 10, 2024
6% YES "Certainly!" (3) The Telegraph Mini Oct 7, 2025
6% FORSURE Certainly (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 14, 2025
6% POSER Wannabe (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2025
6% SAINT Holy person (5) (5) Mirror Classic Aug 24, 2025
6% ROTTENAPPLE Corrupt person in a group (6,5) (11) Mirror Classic Aug 22, 2025
5% SIT Holy person holds one position (3) (3) The Sun Two Speed Oct 15, 2025
5% CESSPOOL Corrupt place (8) Puzzler Backwords Oct 12, 2025
5% TERROR "Holy" brat (6) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
5% SACREDLY With holiness (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2025

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