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adjective satellite • lacking neatness or order • wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material • (of soil) soft and watery • not fitting closely; hanging loosely • excessively or abnormally emotional • marked by great carelessness | ||||
| 34% | 9 | A hack, pen-pusher, potboiler or other cacographer of careless scrawl | ||
noun • informal terms for journalists • a writer whose handwriting is careless and hard to read | ||||
| 32% | 9 | Abandoned rebel leader probed by secret police | ||
verb • throw or cast away | ||||
Careless Secret Agent Probed By Hack
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SLOPPY which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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SLOPPY
Updated: November 26, 2024
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