Working, but not in surgery (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OPERATIVE Working, but not in surgery (9) (9)
84% GRAFT Work hard at the surgery (5) (5)
76% INOPERATION Working with patients undergoing surgery (2,9) (11)
11% SCAR Surgery memento (4) Thomas Joseph Feb 11, 2026
11% FASTS Preps for surgery, perhaps (5) New York Times Feb 7, 2026
11% PREOP Before surgery, for short (5) Commuter Feb 4, 2026
11% ORS Surgery areas: Abbr. (3)
11% PREP Ready, as for surgery (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 12, 2026
11% OPERATE Perform surgery (7) Universal Dec 9, 2025
10% DROPS Doctor's surgery cuts medication (5) The Times Cryptic Feb 16, 2026
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