What off-break does: cuts back (5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue What off-break does: cuts back (5) last seen in Guardian 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 SPINS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPINS What off-break does: cuts back (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 29, 2024
8% END Cut off (3) Thomas Joseph Dec 18, 2025
8% PARE Cut back (4) Universal Dec 12, 2025
8% PARES Cuts (back) (5) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
8% PRUNE Cut back (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 3, 2025
8% LOPPED Cut (off) (6) New York Times Nov 13, 2025
8% RELENTED Backed off (8) Wall Street Journal Nov 5, 2025
8% SHEAR Cut off (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 3, 2025
8% DETACH Cut off (6) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 2, 2025
7% ENDIT Break off a romance (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 8, 2025

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